Abandoned Property - $earch and $ee what you find

[JGoz]

There was an article in today's Glob about the push to reunite abandoned property with owners. Apparently, there are a number of famous folks on the list this year so it became somewhat newsworthy. For fun, I went to the site and did some searches...

http://abpweb.tre.state.ma.us/abp/frmNewSrch.aspx

Unfortunately (for me) there was nothing I've abandoned that I could re-acquire. But I expanded my search to several Westford friends, some friends that have moved from the area, and some military friends that have changed address several times. With 30 minutes of searching I managed to find three folks with several hundred dollars coming to them. Take a look and see.

-JGoz

[rcweir]

Interesting. I see my grandfather (deceased) listed with "more than $100". Anyone know how hard it is to actually claim the money? I assume you need to find death certificates, dig up the probate records, etc. May end up spending $500 to recover $150.