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Be sure to speak with a lawyer to confirm that this can be easily accessed when needed. My grandmother passed away a couple years ago and when her account went
by ajdude 3y ago
Be sure to speak with a lawyer to confirm that this can be easily accessed when needed. My grandmother passed away a couple years ago and when her account went into estate nobody was able to get into her safe deposit box until well after everything has been situated and properly transferred to the person managing the estate.
- BXLE_1-1-BitIs1 3y agoIn Canada a box can be accessed by the estate. My official will is in an SDB, and there's a copy at home saying where the will is located. The principal items are my citizenship documentation and copies of keys.
- mindslight 3y agoIf Canadian estate law is anything like the US, that's a broken setup! Someone will need to file that original will to open a probate, before which there will be nobody with the legal authority to represent the estate and open the box.
- neilv 3y agoThis discussion thread made me realize I was just assuming how it would work, without confirming, nor even thinking it through.
- mindslight 3y agoFrom what I understand it's a common mistake. I'm sure there is a straightforward way of resolving the circular dependency, but the last thing an executor needs is another annoying hoop to jump through.