What if my estate check was cashed by someone else? | NC

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Q: What can I do if an estate check was mailed to my old address and someone else cashed it? A: First, find out whether the check was still estate property, or whether it was payable directly to you as the beneficiary. That difference matters. If the money still belonged to the estate, the personal representative should act for the estate. If the original executor is gone or no longer serving, a…