Q: Mom died right after having cashed a check for selling her house. the shared bank account we had money is now mine
Her house almost went into forcloser. she sold it first. and paid off the bank loan she had. she took the check with remaining money and put in a saving account we share before she died . Now she is gone and the bank is saying they really should have gotten a little more money. The saving account that is mine now. Does this mean I owe them? This was not an inherritance she cashed and deposited her money before she died.
A:
Established facts:
1. The bank already got the money they asked for in the sale.
2. Your mother already got the money left over from the sale of her house.
3. The money your mother received was deposited into a joint account owned by you and your mother.
Conclusion of law: The money is yours.
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