How Do You Handle Estate Checks Before the Estate Account Is Ready? | NC

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Q: How do we handle estate checks that arrive after someone dies if the estate account is not fully set up yet? A: Usually, the personal representative should collect the checks, keep them secure, and open the estate account as soon as possible. Until that account is ready, the safer approach is usually not to deposit the checks into a personal account, a joint account, or a trust account just…