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1 Answer | Asked in Banking and Consumer Law for Florida on
Q: The only thing he had was a bank account nothing else. My brother was murdered in Louisiana and i am in Jacksonville we

Received his death certificate but don't know what to do to close his bank account at Chase bank please help

James  Turner
James Turner
answered on Apr 5, 2017

Present the death certificated to you local Chase Bank and ask them for their procedures.

3 Answers | Asked in Civil Litigation, Collections and Small Claims for Florida on
Q: What can happen to me if I can't pay a court judgment to collect a $6000 credit card debt? I only have a 2013 car.

No money in the bank, I am graduate student--no employment, no other property. I am married.

James  Turner
James Turner
answered on Apr 5, 2017

If a creditor has a judgment against you, they can, in most cases, garnish your wages, attach your bank accounts and seize your personal property. In Florida, a judgment is valid for 20 years.

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Q: What amendment gives you the right to face your accuser in court?
James  Turner
James Turner
answered on Apr 1, 2017

The answer to your question is the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution. "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been... View More

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