52 Card Project 2021: Week 29: Futility

[pegkerr]

I really don't want to talk about this one much.

Briefly: all the imbalance stuff from last week is continuing. Plus we are having another heat wave.

I am dealing with a lot of Rob's Stuff. Specifically, I have to move a ton of junk out of the basement because I need to put in drain tile. And I have spent a good number of hours dealing with an old legal trust account of Rob's, and came to the conclusion that I have to tell the state of Minnesota that I cannot claim the money in the account: Rob didn't jump through the necessary legal administrative hoops to verify his claim upon it, so I get to kiss that $2,900+ goodbye.

I'm rather salty about it.

Futility



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Comments

[pameladean]

Heartfelt ARGH on your behalf with regard to the trust money.

Also, I very much admired the balance card you posted earlier, but it caused quite a lot of feelings that were very distracting; and I didn't want to actually blorf them all over your journal but couldn't really start typing without risking that.

So, um, very good job with the card and I sympathize heartily with its subject, though the details of our teetering around are different.

P.

[minnehaha]

If all you need is his signature on the correct form(s), I am sure a copy of those forms will turn up. I am sure he signed whatever it is.

K. [black or blue-black ink?]

[pegkerr]

Ha, if it were only that simple. I did attempt to file an affidavit of collections. But the account was set up under his EIN number rather than his social security number, so no dice. It's not enough to prove that I'm his heir.

Rob put client money--retainers--in that account. But if he never billed the client, then he could never claim/access the money. The money has sat there for decades, and there's no documentation that exists anymore that would allow me to claim it.

[princessofgeeks]

Sending you good thoughts.