QUESTION
Are the Joint Checking Accounts in my mother and my name supposed to go to me?
Asked on Jun 02nd, 2011 on Estate Planning - Georgia
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My Mother added me as Beneficiary on 2 of her bank accounts. Then a few days before she passed away she added me as joint owner of the accounts. Should the accounts be turned over to the estate or are they mine?
2 ANSWERS
Theodore W. Robinson
They are yours. Go to the bank with a death certificate and that should be enough to have them turn the funds over to you. Otherwise, speak to an estate attorney. Good luck.
Answered on Jun 06th, 2011 at 2:22 PM
Glen Edward Ashman
If they are a joint account, they are yours and you can draw them out at any time.
Answered on Jun 03rd, 2011 at 2:03 PM