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3433, Page 2
Instructions for Form 3433,
Unclaimed Property Inquiry
FORM INSTRUCTIONS Documentation required:
1. Did decedent have a Will?
Part 1. Complete applicable fields.
If yes, provide copy of Will.
Part 2. List ALL former Michigan addresses used by the 2. Did decedent have a Trust?
property owner, including P.O. Boxes. If yes, provide a copy of the Trust.
Part 3. If property owner is deceased, answer all questions Is the Trust open?
and provide required documentation. If yes, the Trustee is entitled to claim the property
Part 4. Sign in front of a Notary Public and have form on behalf of the Trust, the Trustee will need to
notarized. complete this form.
3. If the decedent had a Probated Estate
REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION Provide the following:
• If open, send a current copy (dated within last
12 months) of your Letters of Authority issued by
Individual Property Owner the probate court certifying your appointment.
• If closed, send a copy of the initial application/
Submit copies of the following documents (originals will
opening petition for Probate and the Testimony to
not be returned):
Identity Heirs.
• Picture ID (driver’s license or identification card)
• A list of current addresses of all heirs.
• Social Security card. Alternatively, you may provide a
Business Property Owner
W-2, 1099, health insurance card, or other government-
issued tax document verifying your complete Social
Submit copies of the following documents:
Security number.
• If your name differs from how it appears on the Unclaimed • Business card
Property Web site, submit legal documentation supporting • Articles of Incorporation or DBA showing ownership
the name change (e.g. marriage certificate, adoption of the business and name changes.
papers, divorce decree, etc.). • List of subsidiaries that entity can claim on behalf of.
• Documentation showing authorization for you to act
Claimant Other Than Property Owner on behalf of the business entity shown as the original
property owner.
Submit copies of the following documents:
Parent on Behalf of a Minor Closed (But Not Sold) Entities
• Parent’s picture ID (driver’s license or identification card) • Final Federal tax return filed including Schedule K
• The minor child’s birth certificate and social security card. Sold Entities
• Buy/sell agreement showing who owned the accounts
Guardian, Conservator, Trustee or Legal
receivable at the close of sale.
Representative
• Claimant’s picture ID Dissolved Entities
• Property owner’s picture ID and social security card • Dissolution papers and/or the automatic dissolution
• Court documents or other signed legal documents giving papers and a copy of the final corporate Federal tax
you authority to act on the property owner’s behalf. return, including Schedule K.
• List of current addresses of all shareholders.
Deceased Property Owner
You may also be required to complete a formal
All questions in Part 3 must be answered in order to process
claim form and provide additional documentation.
your inquiry. All claims on behalf of deceased owners must
include the following documentation (originals will not be
returned): Allow 120 days for processing from the date form was
mailed.
• Copy of Death Certificate
• Proof of your relationship to decedent (birth
certificate, marriage license)
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