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do joint accounts go to the estate

Asked on Jul 29th, 2013 on Estate Litigation - Oregon
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the estate of my father inlaw wants to put my wifs joint account with him into the estate fo distribution is this right?
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it is "right" if that's what he wants, which is not his obligation; joint accounts pass outside the estate, directly to the survivor.
Answered on Jul 29th, 2013 at 3:21 PM

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