De-Mystifying Estates:

Estate Basics

Estates. Upon the death of an individual, a PROBATE ESTATE or ESTATE must be opened by filing appropriate documents with the court. Usually you open an estate in the state in which the decedent (individual who died) resided. Before you can access and close the decedent's accounts and manage their affairs, you must first open the estate since most companies will require the LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION (and the Death Certificate as well as variously other information) of the estate. The Letters of Adminstration are what the court issues as documentary evidence of the estate and of the appointment of the executors or personal representatives of the estate.

Contacting Website Accounts. Here I will maintain "upon death" contact information for various popular websites. Please feel free to contact me with additional resources to be be posted here.
Paypal
copy of Letters of Administration
copy of photo ID for the representative of the estate
copy of Death Certificate
copy of a recent utility bill, telephone bill, or other documentation reflecting an alternate address
Instructions on how you'd like to receive the funds in the account
    ATTN: PayPal Legal
  • (402) 537-5732 Fax
  • PayPal, Inc.
    PO Box 45950
    Omaha, NE 68145-0950
eBay
copy of Death Certificate
copy of Letters of Adminstration
    ATTN: eBay Member Reports
  • (877) 684-7340 Fax
  • eBay, Inc.
    PO Box 1469
    Draper, UT 84020


Last updated 05/05/09


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