How do I distribute funds when one of the parties provides a social security number that is not his? By Davidson, Peter* Q: I am getting ready to close my receivership and distribute the funds in the estate to the two parties. I have just learned that the Social Security number one of the parties gave me is not his. What should I do? A: As a receiver you are the agent of the court. As such, you must not be
a party to any conduct that may not be legal. You should bring this issue
to the court’s attention by filing a request for instructions as to what
you should do with the funds under your custody and whether you should
notify the IRS and FTB about what is clearly a violation of the law by one
of the parties to the case. Like with all the requests for instructions,
you should give the court a recommendation as to how you think you should
be instructed. The use of a false Social Security number is a crime. See
42 U.S.C. §408(a)(7)(B). |