Columbus, GA asked in Banking, Civil Litigation and Estate Planning for Georgia

Q: Can a person who has been the trustee and benfercery of a trust account, bank account and of the will provide proof of i

The safety deposit box contains the will to whom I was only one who can sign it out of trust account auditing to be a problem with finding the Will

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Robert W. Hughes Jr.
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Robert W. Hughes Jr.
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  • Estate Planning Lawyer
  • Lawrenceville, GA
  • Licensed in Georgia

A: If you are not a named person on the bank account, then you cannot access the safety deposit box. You will need to get the probate court to grant you authority to open the box to see if a will is present.

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