Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Illinois
death benefits
My mother has passed away and she has a bank account where I am not written on , as a beneficiary can I access that account for bills that are hers. If I have checks she signed before she died.
Asked on 7/17/07, 11:45 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Peter Olson
The Olson Law Firm, LLC
Re: death benefits
If you are indeed the beneficiary it would be better to just get that account liquidated and given to you...questions could arise if you're using her account post-death. Ask the bank? If that's all that is in her estate the bank likely will only require a document called a small estate affidavit. This is a legal document where there's less than $100k in personal property.
Answered on 7/18/07, 10:56 am
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