Claimant Form
Claimant Form
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1. I/we, the undersigned, hereby make claim as for amounts due from the
(Relationship)
United States in the case of who died on the day
(Name of decedent)
of , , while domiciled in the State of
2. The basis of this claim is as
(State nature of claim, amount, name and location of Department or Agency involved)
3. Has there been or will there be appointed an executor or administrator of the decedent's estate?
("Yes" or "No".) If the answer is "Yes," the following statement should be completed:
I/we have been duly appointed of the estate of the deceased, as evidenced
(Executor or Administrator)
by certificate of appointment herewith, administration having been taken out in the interest of:
4. If an executor or administrator has not been or will not be appointed, the following information should be furnished:
The deceased is survived by-
Name
Widow or widower (if none, so state):
Children (if none, so state):
Name Age (if under 21) Street Address, City, State, and ZIP Code
Name Age (if under 21) Street Address, City, State, and ZIP Code
Nephews and nieces (list only the children of deceased brothers or sisters-if none, so state):
5. Have the funeral expenses been paid? ("Yes" or "No.") (If paid, receipted bill of the undertaker
must be attached hereto.)
6. Whose money was used to pay the funeral expenses?
(If funeral expenses were paid from the proceeds of an insurance policy, state the name of the beneficiary of
such policy. )
FINES, PENALTIES, and FORFEITURES are imposed by law for making of false or fraudulent claims against the
United States or the making of false statements in connection therewith.
(City, State, and ZIP code) (City, State, and ZIP code)
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We certify that we are well acquainted with the (Name of claimant (s))
and that the signature(s) of the claimant(s) was (were) affixed in our
(City, State, and ZIP code) (City, State, and ZIP code)
All unnegotiated Government checks in possession of the claimant, drawn to the order of the
decedent and involved in the claim, shall accompany this claim application.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING STANDARD FORM
1055
(Use additional paper if necessary)
1. (a) Your relationship to the deceased
(b) Name of the deceased
(c) Date when the deceased died
(d) Name of the State where deceased died
2. Completed by Treasury
3. (a) If the estate has not been probated, put “no”, Complete #4, to end the form. If
the
estate has been probated in court put “yes”
(b) Insert whether Executor or Administrator only if estate is probated
(c) Name, address, relationship of interested relative or creditor. If the answer is
“yes”, a currently dated court certificate must be submitted showing your
appointment. If the estate has not been probated, the rest of the form must be
completed.
4. Widow or Widower
(a) If the deceased was married, put the name of the spouse and if not living put
“deceased” after the name and the date the person died. If never married, put
“never married”
Children
(b) List the names of all children, both living and deceased. Put current addresses
after the names of the living children and put “deceased” after the names of
children who are deceased. If the deceased had no children, put “none”
Grandchildren
(c) If any of the above children in (b) are deceased, place names and addresses of
the
children of those deceased children. Place the name of the deceased parent after
the name of the child. If the deceased child had no children of their own or never
married, so state.
6. (a) The name of the person who paid the funeral bill.
(b) If any insurance money was used to pay the funeral bill, name of the
person who was the beneficiary of the insurance.