I am the Executrix of my mother's will. House left to me with rite of survivorship. In will my brother/sister get portion of estate. The only other assets are joint bank accounts with my name and her name on them. I have taken her death certificate to the bank to notify them of her passing. According to what I have read, the accounts (since joint) do not go into the estate. I will give my brother/sister some money from the account, but do I have to probate since there is not a true "estate"?
Probate is not required when all assets were owned jointly. Jointly owned assets pass automatically to the surviving owners without need of probate or any other legal action to transfer them.
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