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Four Steps To Stop Mail Addressed To A Deceased Person

Submitted by Anné closing the estate and dismissing you as the personal charities to which the deceased person made donations while
Desormier-Cartwright, Esq. representative to the deceased person’s local post office, they were living), contact the organization directly to inform
One of the first things and request that all mail service be stopped immediately. If them of the death. Note that most publishers will issue a
you should do as a newly you don’t take this step and find that some mail continues refund for any unused subscription.
appointed personal to trickle through two or more years after the death, this is 4. If you shared the mailing address with the deceased
representative (known as because the U.S. post office only honors forwarding orders person or if you are the new owner of the deceased person’s
executor in other states) of for one year. The only way to completely stop delivery is to home, write “Deceased, Return to Sender” on any mail
a deceased person’s probate request that all mail service be discontinued. addressed to the deceased person and leave it in your mailbox
estate or successor trustee 2. To stop mail received as the result of commercial for pickup.
of a deceased trust maker’s marketing lists (in other words, junk mail), log on to the Remember it is a federal offense to open and read someone
trust is ask the post office Deceased Do Not Contact Registration page (https://www. else’s mail, so if you’re not a legal representative of the
to forward the deceased ims-dm.com/cgi/ddnc.php) of the DMAchoice.org website deceased person, don’t open their mail!
person’s mail to your address. Unfortunately, along with and enter the deceased person’s information. According to If you have questions about this or your estate plan and
important pieces of mail – statements, bills, and refunds – the website, “DMAchoice is an online tool developed by the what documents are necessary, schedule a consultation today
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many not-so-important pieces – catalogs, solicitations, and Direct Marketing Association to help you manage your mail. by calling our office at (561) 694-7827, Anné Desormier-
plain old junk mail – will end up in your mailbox. This site is part of a larger program designed to respond to Cartwright, Esq., Elder & Estate Planning Attorneys PA,
On the other hand, you may have purchased a home from consumers’ concerns over the amount of mail they receive, 480 Maplewood Drive, Suite 3, Jupiter, FL 33458.
a deceased person’s estate or trust and have received some and it is the evolution of the DMA’s Mail Preference Service The content of this article is general and should not be
of their mail at your new address. created in 1971.” After registering the deceased person on relied upon without review of your specific circumstances
What can you do to stop the post office from delivering the website, the organization claims that the amount of mail by competent legal counsel. Reliance on the information
mail addressed to a deceased person? Follow these four steps: received as the result of commercial marketing lists should herein is at your own risk, as it expresses no opinion by
1. If you are the personal representative of an estate that decrease within three months. the firm on your specific circumstances or legal needs.
has been through probate court and the estate is officially 3. For magazines and other subscriptions and mail that is An attorney client relationship is not created through the
closed, hand-deliver or send a copy of the probate order technically not “junk” mail (for example, solicitations from information provided herein.
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