If your spouse dies before the POA was signed, what will the spouse need to do as to bank accounts and cashing checks?
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If your spouse dies before the POA was signed, what will the spouse need to do as to bank accounts and cashing checks?
There are no dependents or any estates such as houses.
Asked on November 14, 2012 under Estate Planning, Texas
Answers:
Catherine Blackburn / Blackburn Law Firm
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Is your name on the bank accounts? If so, you now own the bank account and can use it as your own. If your name is not on the bank accounts, the simplest answer is to call the bank and ask what to do.
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