Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Florida

I am the POE and beneficiary of my recently deceased mother. Her insurance company sent her a check, with no other name on it other than hers. The check was dated for the day before she passed. Can I deposit the check in my account?


Asked on 7/02/10, 12:04 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

Legally no. I assume you meant POA, not POE. A POA expires upon you knowing of her demise.

Even if she was alive, the check should have been deposited into an account with her name on it, but once a bank finds out of her demise, they wouldn't accept the check for deposit there.

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Answered on 7/02/10, 9:43 pm
Lucreita Becude Lucreita D. Becude, P.A.

deposit it in her account - if you are the beneficiariy then you will get it anyway.

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Answered on 7/03/10, 4:15 pm


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