How Do I Reopen an Estate for a Found Brokerage Account? | NC

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Q: How do I reopen a closed estate when a financial institution finds a brokerage account after probate is finished? A: In North Carolina, the first step is to find out whether the brokerage account is actually estate property. If the account was only in the deceased person’s name and there is no valid beneficiary designation, it likely belongs to the estate. But if the account has a valid…