Social Security will continue to send out benefit checks until they are notified of an individual’s death. The executor/spouse/trustee should contact the local Social Security Administration office and notify them of the death, or if a benefit check is received, send it back with a letter notifying them. This is important. If checks continue to be deposited, the recipient can incur liability later when Social Security learns of the recipient’s death.
About Allen Leavitt
Allen Leavitt was raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. Allen attended University of Nevada-Las Vegas, where he received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Economics in 2006. Then, wanting to couple his business degree with a law degree, Allen attended William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV. Allen is licensed to practice in all Nevada Courts.
