The question of whether your brother can change his mind isn't a Savings Bond question and I don't know the answer. You say he legally renounced any interest. Show the paperwork to a lawyer and ask what it means. If the agreement was with your mother, it may have become null and void when she died.

If you treat the name as that of your father, the bonds became sole owner bonds in your mother's name at the time of his death. If you proceed from there, the bonds belong to your mother's estate, not to you, and should be distributed according to her will or other court directive. In most states, I think, this means you and your brother (and any other siblings) would split the proceeds.

If you treat the name as your brother's, then they are his bonds and already registered in his name. The solution to your problem is one of those two places or somewhere in between them.

Tom Adams

Can some one please tell me how or where I can find the social security number(s) of the individuals on series EE bonds?

Back in 2005, my Mother passed away and I was named Executor of her Estate. On several bonds she purchased, her name is listed on each bond along with either my Father, who passed away many years ago or my Brother. They both share the same first name but have a different middle name. Unfortunately, none of the bonds have an intial to help me establish who the co-owner or beneficiary is.

Also, my Brother legally renounced any interest in the bonds as well as her estate and basically signed them over to me. If it is indeed his name on the bonds, can he change his mind (it's been four years now since he legally renounced his interest) and have the bonds reissued under his name now?

Thank you for any assistance you can provide me with.

Tom Adams

Tom Adams