[WSBAPT] Can out-of-state PR delegate authority

[Shannon Jones]

I don't think you need a power of attorney necessarily. I was able to close a safe deposit box as statutory agent for an out-of-state PR client of mine including taking possession of the contents of the box by signing some forms the bank provided. I did not have to close a bank account in that case because it was a national bank and my client was able to close it himself by visiting a branch in the state where he resided with his Letters of Administration - Shannon


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From: wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> On Behalf Of Jon Fritzler
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2024 4:51 PM
To: WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com>
Subject: [WSBAPT] Can out-of-state PR delegate authority

I represent an out-of-state personal representative who is asking if he can authorize either his sister, or me as his attorney, to go to one bank where the decedent had a safe deposit box to obtain the contents and to another bank account where the decedent had an account to close the account. Can this be done? I assume my client would need to execute a limited power of attorney if it can?


Sincerely,
Jon M. Fritzler
Attorney at Law
717 E. 22nd St.
Vancouver, WA 98663
Tel. 360.818.4431
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