Q: What probate form In Medina County OH do I need to release a hold on my deceased mothers bank account holding $5,200.
The rep payee account, I was the fiduciary was put on hold upon death. I thought it had no funds in it so I transferred $4,000 into to it from my personal account to prevent checks written for my mothers bills from bouncing. So now the account has $5,200 in it and is $200 over the limit to release.
A: You can do a release, rather than a summary release, to get the entire $5,200 as long as you're the sole heir or you paid the funeral bill and it was over $5,200. Some counties make you wait 6 months from the date of death to file a release. Medina County has a release "packet" on their website. You can simply fill out all those forms and file according to the instructions. You can probably get an attorney to help you do it for under $1,000 as well.
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