Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California

Bank Accounts
If my husband dies without a will, will our joint bank accounts be frozen until propate?

Asked on 11/11/08, 12:18 pm

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Phillip Lemmons, Esq. Phillip Lemmons APC, Attorneys at Law

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Re: Bank Accounts

No. Joint bank accounts are presumed to belong to the survivor.

Answered on 11/11/08, 1:26 pm

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