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advice Client passed away after buying name from me, still in my account?

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I sold a domain name months ago to a Doctor and she was going to use this name for promoting a medical franchise business in Canada. She wanted me to hold the domain name for her as she was very busy and when she was ready to start up her business in the coming months she was going to have me help her set up a registrar account in her name.

After not hearing from her in months I emailed and called, left voice mails, skype, faxed, I tried everything.

I then contacted the medical facility she was the director, as this info was on her emails, they informed me that she had passed away weeks ago and that she had no family as she was an only child, no living relatives that they knew of, no spouse, partner, or business partners??

So here I am with a domain name that someone bought from me in my account
and I am not sure what the proper direction should be in this situation.

What would you do?
 
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Every estate has an executor, in this case it would be a friend or the government.
 
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You already sold the name and received the money. Leave the name in your account for one year and see if anyone comes forward claiming the name. A family member, business partner etc... If not resell the name and move on.
Great advice, short and sweet. Giving it a year is reasonable. Maybe even two years. This allows the estate to properly comb through outstanding bills, unfulfilled transactions, proper distributions of assets etc. Someone is sure to find a record of the late doctor's domain transaction at some point, and will come a-knocking. Seeing as technically the domain is no longer owned by you because it was bought and paid, albeit by someone now deceased, you should give the estate enough time to claim it.

I would not let it expire naturally.

Interesting to hear what @jberryhill would say on this..
 
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I once sold a domain for about $300 to someone on an auction website. The buyer paid the $300 right away and I asked for his registrar details to push the name to him. He never responded. I sent another message a few days later, still nothing. I try again once a month for about 3 months and finally give up, this guy just straight up never responded when I asked for his info to give him the domain he already paid for. I still wonder what happened to that dude :( I did end up re-selling the domain after a solid year had passed.
 
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