Official Procedure Last Change May 3, 2021

Application for Payment of Unclaimed Funds

General Information

• Unclaimed dividends are deposited with the Court by the trustee for an owner or recipient who is entitled to the money, but who has failed to claim ownership of it.
• A search engine to locate unclaimed funds held by participating Bankruptcy Courts nationwide is available on the court's website.
• Applications for release of unclaimed funds must comply with 28 U.S.C. Section 2042. Any claimant entitled to unclaimed funds may petition the court. Upon full proof of the right to such funds, the claimant may obtain an order directing disbursement of the funds to the claimant.
• An application for payment of unclaimed funds cannot be filed electronically. All applicants must mail or deliver the documents to the court.

Filing Requirements

• The use of the Application for Payment From Unclaimed Funds sample form is recommended. View instructions for completing the Application
• The Application For Payment From Unclaimed Funds must contain the case number, the name of the debtor, the payee information, and the monetary amount to be disbursed by the Court.
• In addition to the Application for Payment from Unclaimed Funds and Form AO213P, filer will need additional items as follows:

1. Proof of identity of the applicant
2. Documentation sufficient to establish the Claimant’s identity and entitlement to the funds
3. Additional items:

Owner of Record:

Individual:

• Supporting documentation if name has changed (eg. Divorce, Marriage).

Business or Government Entity:

• Application must be signed by an authorized representative for and on behalf of the business or government entity
• A notarized statement of the signing representative’s authority

Successor Claimant:

Individual:

• Documentation sufficient to establish chain of ownership or the transfer of claim from the original Owner of Record

Business or Government Entity:

• A notarized power of attorney signed by an authorized representative of the successor entity
• Documentation sufficient to establish chain of ownership or the transfer of claim from the original Owner of Record.

Deceased Claimant's Estate:

• Certified copies of probate documents or other documents authorizing the representative to act on behalf of the decedent or decedent’s estate in accordance with applicable state law (e.g., small estate affidavit)

Claimant Representative:

• Notarized power of attorney signed by the Claimant (or Claimant’s authorized representative) on whose behalf the representative is acting

• All documents, including the Application and Form AO 213P, must be mailed to the Indianapolis Clerk's Office.

Note: Payment will be made payable in the owners' name or the name of the Corporation or Business name only.