What to do if my mother has been using my dead grandmother’s credit cards for over 2 years now?

What to do if my mother has been using my dead grandmother’s credit cards for over 2 years now?

She say’s that the Will gave her permission to use my grandmother’s credit cards and bank accounts because she is the authorized user. My mother has not removed my grandmother from either the bank account or the credit card companies. The bank just recently found out my grandmother is dead, now one by one the credit cards are being shut down. I’m in fear that my mother is facing possible jail/prison time. Is there anything that she can do to prevent this?

Asked on October 3, 2013 under Estate Planning, Florida

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