How do you look up inheritance?
Sarah Duran
Published Mar 21, 2026
The best place to begin your search is the website of the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators (NAUPA). This free website contains information about unclaimed property held by each state. You can search every state where your loved one lived or worked to see if anything shows up.
How do you find money after someone dies?
If a loved one has died and you are the rightful heir, you should search to see whether there is unclaimed money or property in their name. You can do an almost-nationwide search at the free website You can choose to search a single state or all states that participate.
How do I find out if someone left me money in a will?
The best and most efficient way to find out is to ask that person’s executor or attorney. If you don’t know who that is or if you are uncomfortable approaching them, you can search the probate court records in the county where the deceased person lived.
How do I find my deceased parents assets?
Sometimes an owner dies and his or her heirs fail to claim assets left to them because they don’t know about the inheritance. To search for these assets, go to which you can also reach by typing and clicking on the MissingMoney.com link.
How do I find out if I have any pensions?
The Pension Tracing Service is a free government service. It searches a database of more than 200,000 workplace and personal pension schemes to try to find the contact details you need. You can phone the Pension Tracing Service on 0800 731 0193 or use the link below to search their online directory for contact details.
When does a mother steal her children’s inheritence?
Recently a mother stole her childrens inheritence she acted as trustee when their father died eventhough she had married twice since. They trusted her then she took and spent the money. What can they do? February 23, 2009 at 8:57 AM Anonymous said… Seems like a lot of this goes on. Well here is my story.
When did my brother steal my inheritance from my parents?
This is our dilema.In 2001 our parents celebrated their 50th and during that time my older brother and his friend and my older sister we drinking at the MA home outside and were intoxicated. My mother was in the house & my dad was not well then. she was stressed and told them to be quiet & things got out of hand.
How old do children have to be to get half of inheritance?
The surviving married partner will take all of the first £250,000 and then be fully entitled to half of the remainder. All the children will get is half of anything above £250,000 – and have to wait until 18 years old to get their hands on it.
What are the new rules of intestacy for inheritance?
Parents 3. Brothers or sisters or their descendants 4. Half siblings or their descendants 5. Grandparents 6. Uncles and/or aunts or their descendants 7. Half uncles and/or aunts or their descendants 8. Whole estate passes to the crown The new rules also eliminate a legal anomaly that affected adopted children.