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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hi Marcus:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I have dealt with this before. I believe these funds are controlled by the person who set up the GoFundMe (the “Campaign Organizer”), and they are supposed to be used for the benefit of the person listed on
the GoFundMe (the “Beneficiary”). I don’t think these are estate assets. Here are the GoFundMe terms:
</span><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/terms">https://www.gofundme.com/terms</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Note, there is a fraud policy, and I believe there is some type of insurance that covers fraudulent campaigns.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I think it’s possible you could try to file suit against the Campaign Organizer if the funds are being misused (on behalf of the Beneficiary) and get an Order requiring the Campaign Organizer to turn over the funds or to use them for the
benefit of the Beneficiary, but I still don’t think they are an estate asset. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would be interested to hear what actually happens in your case, if you are able to share.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_GoBack"></a>Anyone dealt with a situation where friends or relatives have set up GoFundme pages to cover the expenses of the decedent’s funeral, etc., but is not actually connected to the estate? I have situation where personal
representative has been appointed and discovered two different GoFundme pages that have raised significant funds for the decedent’s expenses, but these individuals aren’t interested in cooperating with the personal representative. Who owns these funds?<o:p></o:p></p>
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