The National Unclaimed page gives you a listing of documents required to claim lost property and money. At this point, you have probably viewed pages defining what unclaimed property is, how to find unclaimed property, and the many types of property unclaimed. Now, if you would like to do a national unclaimed property search, go to the Information Listing page where a link is provided to every state in the US government unclaimed property databases.
Conducting a national unclaimed property search is just as easy as doing a state unclaimed property search. It is just a matter of getting the information listed for each state, jotting the information down for each state that you are interested in doing a search in, and you're on your way.
When you start your national unclaimed property search, don't forget to have documents needed to claim your lost or abandoned assets. So that you won't have to look for your information make a check list of the documents you will need and the ones that you already have. In order to claim government unclaimed money these are some of the documents that are required when verifying ownership of unclaimed money:
- State ID or Driver's License
- Social Security Number
- Birth Certificate
- Death Certificate
- Marriage Certificate
- Address Verification
- Legal documents showing proof of guardianship of minor children when claiming unclaimed money owed to the child or children.
Social Security Number: When claiming unclaimed property, lost assets, abandoned property, etc., by verifying your social security number, when asked, you will be identified as the owner of this property. It is very important to have the social security number for the person or persons that you are claiming money for.
Birth Certificate: If you are claiming unclaimed funds for a relative, living or deceased, you may have to provide a copy of your birth certificate. Prove who you are and that you are the owner of unclaimed property. This is sometimes required because of numerous amounts of people have the same name. Sometimes it may make a difference with having a middle name to prove that you are the owner of said property. Also, if you are claiming unclaimed assets belonging to a deceased relative, it is required that you provide a birth certificate of yourself and a death certificate of the deceased relative.
Death Certificate: If you have a deceased relative, it is up to you to prove that you are entitled to that relative's assets. Whether it is a lost bank account, stocks and bonds, lost mutual funds, winning lottery tickets, lawsuit settlements, insurance proceeds and etc., you have to provide a copy of the deceased relative's death certificate among other documents that may be required.
Marriage Certificate: If your spouse is deceased and you are claiming property owned by that spouse, you must provide a copy of a marriage certificate and a copy of the death certificate of the deceased spouse upon claiming unclaimed money as well as birth certificates and such.
Address Verification: When people get married and move from a previous address, it is sometimes necessary to prove the street address where you lived previously.
This National Unclaimed page has provided pertinent information needed when claiming unclaimed assets. Now, when you go to the INFORMATION LISTING page and follow through for your unclaimed property, you are well equipped with all of the information needed to do your government unclaimed money search. Click here to refer to the listing of companies that report property to the unclaimed property office included in our ARTICLES 4. From that listing of companies, if you have been associated with either of these companies due to employment, insurance, banking, or etc., you now have a tangible reason to do an unclaimed property search for unclaimed assets. The listing for companies that report unclaimed property to the government will be updated daily or as often as possible. Register for Unclaimed Money Searching Assistance in which we offer free assistance to help you find your lost property.