If an irrevocable account has leftover funds after expenses, which entity receives the funds?

If an irrevocable account has leftover funds after expenses, which entity receives the funds?

• A. The Executor
• B. The Heirs
• C. The State
• D. The Deceased's County

Answer: (D)

Escheat and unclaimed-property rules determine what happens to funds that remain after all debts and expenses are paid when there are no remaining heirs or beneficiaries to claim them. In New York, if an irrevocable account has leftover funds and there are no living recipients to receive them, those funds revert to the state under escheat laws. The state holds unclaimed property for potential future claim, but if no rightful claimant appears, the State ultimately receives and preserves those funds. That’s why the remaining funds would go to the State rather than to an executor, the heirs, or a county.

Escheat and unclaimed-property rules determine what happens to funds that remain after all debts and expenses are paid when there are no remaining heirs or beneficiaries to claim them. In New York, if an irrevocable account has leftover funds and there are no living recipients to receive them, those funds revert to the state under escheat laws. The state holds unclaimed property for potential future claim, but if no rightful claimant appears, the State ultimately receives and preserves those funds. That’s why the remaining funds would go to the State rather than to an executor, the heirs, or a county.