Can a credit union transfer a charge account balance to a surviving spouse, if he is not on the original account?
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Can a credit union transfer a charge account balance to a surviving spouse, if he is not on the original account?
Asked on January 13, 2013 under Bankruptcy Law, Florida
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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Based upon what you have written about a representative with a credit union cannot assess an account owed by a deceased spouse to the surviving spouse unilaterally where the surviving spouse is not an obligor on the account. Rather the credit union must first make a claim to the deceased spouse's estate as an unpaid creditor.
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