Q: My father never removed his deceased mother from the joint account prior to his death.
Father passed away in Nevada with a total estate worth $71,000. All of this money is held in joint savings account with his mother. This savings account was opened in 2015. His mother passed away in Florida on 3/23/17. My father never removed her from the account prior to his passing in Nevada on 11/13/17. Will we have issues accessing this money following NV probate laws?
A: Upon your grandmother's death, the account became owned 100% by your father. If your father never put anyone else on the account and did not name a payable on death beneficiary, then the account will have to probated as property belonging entirely to your father.
Kenneth V Zichi agrees with this answer
A:
Sorry for your loss.
I don't believe you should have problems with the probate in NV as you will be able to show that grandmother passed first and therefore the joint account became your late father's sole account. This will all need to be explained in your Petition to the Court.
Good luck to you.
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