The deep reads behind the checker — read them free, keep them forever.
Six guides, each built on primary sources and dated. They teach the same material the kit operationalizes — the kit adds the per-state checklists, the worksheets, and the trackers; the knowledge itself is here.
The chain
The document chain for an heir claim explained rung by rung: death certificate, IDs and Social Security numbers, kinship proof per generation, the authority paper, and the signed form — and why the order matters.
Sold shares
When a state sells escheated stock, heirs claim the cash from the sale date — not the shares and not today's price. The rule, the documented case where $2.6M of growth vanished, and what to file fast because of it.
Your own money
Claiming your own unclaimed money when you've moved for twenty years or changed your name: the address-of-record proof, the name bridge, and the documents states accept when the account predates your current life.
Vital records
How to order certified death, birth, and marriage certificates for an heir claim: who is allowed to order each record, which office holds old records, what ID it takes, and how to get several certified copies at once.
After you file
What happens after you file an heir claim: the state's review, published decision windows (Florida 90 days, California's 180-day window, Ohio's ~120-day pace), the deficiency letter, and the follow-up rhythm that keeps a claim moving.
Disagreement
When heirs disagree about a claim — who the heirs are, whether a will counts, how shares divide — no form fixes it. The honest map: what a court decides, what you can still do yourself, and how to bring an attorney an organized file.