Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California
What happens to joint bank accounts when your spouse dies without a will in California? Do the accounts /assets get frozen?
Asked on 8/28/12, 12:22 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michele Cusack
Pollak & Cusack
No, if you are joint tenants on the account, you just provide the bank with a death certificate and they will take the deceased spouse's name off the account.
Answered on 8/28/12, 1:19 pm