---
title: "Build an unmatched and unidentified trust-money list"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/obligations/trust-accounting-and-handling-client-money/build-an-unmatched-and-unidentified-trust-money-list"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A41-A20260923-1"
practice_area: "Trust accounting & handling client money"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Build an unmatched and unidentified trust-money list

> From the ledger and the bank, list unidentified receipts, stale balances and items with no current matter authority, with dates.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/obligations/trust-accounting-and-handling-client-money/build-an-unmatched-and-unidentified-trust-money-list  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Trust accounting & handling client money](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/trust-accounting-and-handling-client-money.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the ledger and the bank, list unidentified receipts, stale balances and items with no current matter authority, with dates. |
| What the lawyer must review | Check the local unclaimed-money rules and their time limits Do not treat a generated 'unidentified' tag as authority to return or take to office |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

Unclaimed-money rules are local and clock-based. Do not treat a generated 'unidentified' tag as authority to return or take to office.

- What the AI does: From the ledger and the bank, list unidentified receipts, stale balances and items with no current matter authority, with dates.
- What the lawyer does: Set the scope, verify the evidence, resolve exceptions and approve the final output for its intended use.
- Basis: Suggested checking approach based on the task guidance. Complete the assessment for the actual tool, information and jurisdiction.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
2. Verify every relied-on citation, figure and name against the source document.
3. The responsible lawyer approves the exact version before use.

## Sources

- [New Zealand Law Society: Generative AI guidance for lawyers](https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/professional-practice/rules-and-maintaining-professional-standards/generative-ai-guidance-for-lawyers/) (checked 2026-09-23)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Unidentified trust money register and enquiry](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/trust-accounting-and-handling-client-money/unidentified-trust-money-register.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Register for money in the trust account that cannot yet be matched to a person or matter, an enquiry to the sender, and a prompt to consider an irregularity notice. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/trust-accounting-and-handling-client-money/build-an-unmatched-and-unidentified-trust-money-list/united-states.md) | Yellow |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*