[WSBAPT] SMA and safe deposit box

[Steve King]

I’ve never been able to get a bank to let a client do that. They all seem to want letters testamentary or letters of administration to let them in the box.

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On Jun 13, 2023, at 4:56 PM, Robert R. Cole <cole-gilday at stanwoodlaw.net> wrote:



Does a small estate affidavit work to get stuff out of a safe deposit box with only decedent's name on it?  Statute looks like it would work but never tried it.

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