Silly request from our local courthouse

[sailorstitch]

So my dad passed away last Nov after battling Parkinson's for 15 years. Today we got a letter in the mail from the courthouse addressed to my dad. My dad is being summoned for JURY DUTY! If they want my dad to show, they're really going to have to "summon" him.

I haven't stopped laughing all day! Has anybody else had something like this happen?

sailorstitch

 

[Tozzie]

So my dad passed away last Nov after battling Parkinson's for 15 years. Today we got a letter in the mail from the courthouse addressed to my dad. My dad is being summoned for JURY DUTY! If they want my dad to show, they're really going to have to "summon" him.

I haven't stopped laughing all day! Has anybody else had something like this happen?

sailorstitch

My father got them for years after my mom passes away I just started writting on the envelope return to sender deceased
They eventually stopped about 6 or 7 years later i guess they figured out she wasn't comming

 

[sailorstitch]

My father got them for years after my mom passes away I just started writting on the envelope return to sender deceased
They eventually stopped about 6 or 7 years later i guess they figured out she wasn't comming

Well, I'm glad I'm not alone. But they never summoned him when he was alive. I think he did jury duty ONCE when I was a toddler... about 30 years ago. Now they want him back. I'm afraid it's a little too late for that.

sailorstitch

 

[Donnainnj]

My dad gets mail from Direct TV saying We will do anything to get you back. Wish they could...

 

[Kimberlyann11]

My deceased ex-husband has a warrant for not paying the child support that was incurred after he died.

 

[sailorstitch]

My deceased ex-husband has a warrant for not paying the child support that was incurred after he died.

Good luck arresting him!

 

[kaytieeldr]

Jury duty is random, and potential jurors are determined in a variety of ways. You might want to respond to that summons http://25thjdc.com/jury-duty-qualifications/

 

[ford family]

Jury duty is random, and potential jurors are determined in a variety of ways. You might want to respond to that summons http://25thjdc.com/jury-duty-qualifications/

Are you for real?

ford family

 

[Andtototoo]

My mother got all sorts of mail for over 15 years after she died. I always laughed at the ones from companies that said, "We haven't heard from you in a while. What can we do to get your business again?" Well...

Now, when my father died in massive credit card debt, it was sad how many credit card offers he continued to get. The guy must have had the worst credit rating ever, but they kept sending him cards, checks, etc. For years.

 

[Luvchefmic]

Jury duty is random, and potential jurors are determined in a variety of ways. You might want to respond to that summons http://25thjdc.com/jury-duty-qualifications/

Why would they want to respond to it ? I'm not understanding.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Are you for real?

ford family

You mean did I look up the information for the OP's state and make a common sense suggestion? Yes. People are so good at inferring and deducing, I didn't think it necessary to explain why.

But for readers who need it: Return the summons with a notation (and proof, if required) that the summonsed person is deceased.
"Proof": whatever, if anything, the summonsing court requests or requires
Why: to make things easier overall for the OP and to remove the deceased from the pool of potential jurors

 

[kaytieeldr]

http://www.jud.ct.gov/jury/faq.htm#6
How should I respond if I receive a summons addressed to a person who is deceased?
Jury Administration regrets that summonses are occasionally issued to individuals who are now deceased. Jury lists are compiled each year from names obtained from other state agencies. See FAQ 1. Sometimes the name of a deceased individual is given to Jury Administration prior to his or her death, or to the source agency learning of his or her death.

If the mailer you have received is unopened, please write "Deceased" on the outside of the envelope and mark it "Return to Sender". If the mailer has been opened, please write "deceased" on it and mail it to

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080507155744AARoESO
A county jury summons was sent to my house today. However it was sent to my grandmother who died two years ago. What is the proper way to handle this. Is just sending back the questionnaire with the word deceased on it enough? Or should a phone call be made to the county clerk?
Best Answer: Depending on the court, you could just call the clerk or the judge. It's not the first time they shave dealt with something like this, it won't be the last.

 

[Miskey]

You mean did I look up the information for the OP's state and make a common sense suggestion? Yes. People are so good at inferring and deducing, I didn't think it necessary to explain why.

But for readers who need it: Return the summons with a notation (and proof, if required) that the summonsed person is deceased.
"Proof": whatever, if anything, the summonsing court requests or requires
Why: to make things easier overall for the OP and to remove the deceased from the pool of potential jurors

I think you may have missed the point of the OP's post.

 

[barkley]

what still floors me is how fil passed over tens years ago, would now be in his 90's and we've just started receiving (in HIS name) mailers from retirement communities about 'NOW is when you should be planning on how you want to spend the final active years of your life' ummmm, even if fil were still alive i don't think he would nesc. be terribly active enough in his 90's to have the desire for a community catering to active seniors.

don't even get me started on the ads (again address to long deceased) saying 'it's never to late to make decisions about your final arrangements'-WANT TO BET??????

 

[SLP958]

Years ago I did an internship with the VA.
It was a horrible experience where I learned more about what NOT to do than what to do.

When we were not busy our supervisors would have us make follow up calls with patients.

I distinctly remember 3 times we were given people to call and they were dead!
It was so awful. One family member said that they had received several calls and that their dad had been dead 2 years!!

 

[barkley]

Years ago I did an internship with the VA.
It was a horrible experience where I learned more about what NOT to do than what to do.

When we were not busy our supervisors would have us make follow up calls with patients.

I distinctly remember 3 times we were given people to call and they were dead!
It was so awful. One family member said that they had received several calls and that their dad had been dead 2 years!!

on the flip side-it's better than being alive but the VA or another government agency has designated you deceased. i remember a long and heated argument w/social security on behalf of one of my clients they had mistakenly input as deceased-the woman was in her late 90's confined to a nursing home (which wasn't getting paid due to their error) and they were demanding she present herself as proof of life

 

[kaytieeldr]

I think you may have missed the point of the OP's post.

Absurdity aside, its been six months since her father died.
Clearly the jury summons system isn't aware of his passing.
Do the three posters questioning responses criticize everyone who doesn't simply respond to a post, but gives advice?

 

[MickeySP]

We had a telemarketer ask for my Aunt, who had passed 40 years ago from leukemia. When we told her she was deceased she insisted she had spoke to her the day before. Now that was a long distance call.

 

[Luvchefmic]

Absurdity aside, its been six months since her father died.
Clearly the jury summons system isn't aware of his passing.
Do the three posters questioning responses criticize everyone who doesn't simply respond to a post, but gives advice?

I was only asking why you felt it was necessary. Not criticizing. If it happened in my family I wouldn't bother, that's all.

 

[Octoberbride03]

Absurdity aside, its been six months since her father died.
Clearly the jury summons system isn't aware of his passing.
Do the three posters questioning responses criticize everyone who doesn't simply respond to a post, but gives advice?

Why give advice when she didn't ask for it? She simply had a good laugh and wanted to share and see who else has had similar stories.