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The Spouse Is the Automatic Beneficiary for Married People A federal law, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), governs most pensions and retirement accounts.
First go to the state you were living in/working in at the time and search for unclaimed property via that method. Yes NRURB is a legitimate website. You don't have to worry about giving your information there.
Generally, an ERISA plan participant can select just about anyone to be their beneficiary. Typically, a plan participant selects their spouse, children, or other family members.
The National Registry of Unclaimed Retirement Benefits is a nationwide, secure database of retirement plan account balances that have been left unclaimed.
It's a legit thing. Go to your state comptrollers site first if you're worried about anything fishy. It's the same service but you may feel more comfortable using the state website.
Eligible designated beneficiary Spouse or minor child of the deceased account holder. Disabled or chronically ill individual. Individual who is not more than 10 years younger than the IRA owner or plan participant.
More In Retirement Plans Many plans require that the spouse is the primary beneficiary, unless the spouse gives written consent to an alternative beneficiary. A plan participant should review and possibly change his or her beneficiaries when his or her spouse dies.
The Newlywed Game and Beyond. The retirement plan rules specify that for a married participant, the default beneficiary is his or her spouse.
In most states, a surviving spouse automatically inherits community property assets. This generally includes all property, such as the couple's home, bank accounts, and cars, that the couple comes to own during their marriage. However, property owned before the marriage, gifts, and inheritances are still separate.