El Dorado — Unclaimed Civil Funds - Claim Forms

Source: https://www.eldorado.courts.ca.gov/system/files/unclaimed-civil-funds-claim-forms.pdf

Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado

UNCLAIMED FUNDS INSTRUCTIONS and FORMS

TO MAKE A CLAIM:

STEP 1: Complete the attached forms: Claim Affirmation Form and Claim For Money Held. Please type or print legibly in blue or black ink. Claims that are incomplete, illegible, or lack sufficient documentation, will not be processed. Claims must be made using these Court forms; any modifications to the forms will not be accepted. The Court will respond within 30 days.

STEP 2: You must sign the Claim Affirmation Form and have it notarized if your claim is over $1,000, or your claim will not be processed.

STEP 3: Please read all instructions and provide copies of all required documents (driver’s license, etc.). Owners or heirs are required to provide documentation to validate their claims.

STEP 4: Each claimant is required to complete a separate Claim Affirmation Form and Claim For Money Held.

STEP 5: Please submit the completed forms, by mail or in person only, along with all required materials, to:

Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado Attn: Accounting 2850 Fairlane Court #110 Placerville, CA 95667

CHECKLIST FOR FILING A CLAIM

ORIGINAL OWNER FILING CLAIM

The following is a checklist of the documentation required when sending in your claim:

Affirmation Form for each claimant;

Affirmation Form, if your claim is over $1000; for each claimant;

umber for each claimant; th the last known address;

riginal instrument used, such as a receipt, check, judgment, etc.

DECEASED OWNER – HEIR(S) FILING CLAIM

The following is a checklist of the documentation required when sending in your claim:

for each heir;

ney Held Form for each heir;

umber for each heir; funds being claimed;

original instrument used, such as a receipt, check, judgment, etc.; ith the last known address; and ’s property passes to each heir, and in what proportion, by one of

the following means: a) If probate of estate is open, the estate tax identification number and a copy of Currently Certified Letters Testamentary, dated within 6 months, appointing the executor or administrator of decedent’s estate. OR b) If probate of the estate is closed, provide the estate tax identification number and a complete copy of the Court Ordered Distribution of the decedent’s estate. OR c) Provide a complete copy of the Trust Agreement and a copy of a document with the trust tax identification number, such as a tax return or a bank statement.

BUSINESS CLAIM

The following is a checklist of the documentation required when sending in your claim:

Claim Affirmation Form; Affirmation Form, if your claim is over $1000;

original instrument used, such as a receipt, check, judgment, etc.; ehalf

of the business; nt photo identification for the authorized officer or official;

iation with the last known address;

r of Good Standing from the

Franchise Tax Board and/or the Secretary of State’s Office.

CLAIM AFFIRMATION FORM

The undersigned claimant certifies, under penalty of perjury, that claimant has read the claim and knows the contents thereof, and that claimant is the owner of said claim and the person entitled to receive the money set forth in said claim.

The claimant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the state, the courts and their agents, officers, and employees from any loss resulting from the payment of said claims.

CURRENT INFORMATION AND SIGNATURE MUST BE PROVIDED FOR EACH CLAIMANT OR YOUR CLAIM WILL NOT BE PROCESSED

LAST NAME OR BUSINESS FIRST NAME MIDDLE INITIAL SSN OR FEDERAL COURT CASE TAX ID NUMBER

CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS CITY STATE/PROVINCE ZIP COUNTRY

DAYTIME PHONE CLAIMANT OR AUTHORIZED AGENT EMAIL ADDRESS DATE SIGNATURE

YOUR SIGNATURE MUST BE NOTARIZED IF THE CLAIM AMOUNT IS $1,000 OR GREATER For claims filed for a business, the authorized officer or official’s signature is required. For claims filed for an estate or trust, the signature of the executor, administrator or attorney is required.

State of California County of ____________________

Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on this _____ day of _______________, 20, by _______________________________, proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) who appeared before me.

Signature _____________________________________ (Seal)

PRIVACY NOTIFICATION

Your Social Security number and other documents are requested for identification and processing of your claim.

CLAIM FOR MONEY HELD A SEPARATE FORM IS REQUIRED FOR EACH CLAIMANT.

MAIL TO: Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado Attn: Accounting 2850 Fairlane Court #110 Placerville, CA 95667

DATE SUBMITTED: ___________________ CASE NUMBER: ______________________

OWNER NAME (AS HELD BY COURT): _____________________________________________

STREET ADDRESS: _____________________________________________________________

CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE: _________________________________________________________

AMOUNT OF CLAIM: $ _______________________

CLAIMANT NAME (SHOULD MATCH CLAIM AFFIRMATION): _____________________________

RELATIONSHIP TO OWNER: ________________________________________________________

IF NOT THE OWNER, BASIS FOR CLAIM: (attach supporting documents as necessary)

AFFIRMATION AND SIGNATURE

I hereby affirm, under penalty of perjury, that I am the owner of these funds, or an authorized agent of the owner, and am duly authorized to make said claim upon the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. I hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless the state, the courts, and their officers and employees from any loss, including attorney’s fees, incurred as a result of payment of the amount claimed.

Signature: ___________________________________ Date: ______________________

COURT USE ONLY

□ Approved - Pay to Claimant Shown Above Amount $____________ Date Disbursed: ___________

□ Denied, Not an Authorized Claim

Date: ______________________

By: ______________________________________