<div dir="ltr">My experience has been that banks treat all personal accounts that are joint, as joint with rights of survivorship and that the co-owner of the account gets everything in the account. Maybe my clients have all selected "right of survivorship" when they added the family member or significant other to their accounts... <div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Jamia S. Burns<br> Attorney at Law<br> (360) 739-6379</div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Office: 1200 Dupont St., Suite 1-D</div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Bellingham, WA 98225 (By Appointment Only)</span></div><div><font color="#000000"><font color="#000000"><a href="mailto:jamia@jamiaburnslaw.com" target="_blank">jamia@jamiaburnslaw.com</a></font></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><a href="http://www.jamiaburnslaw.com" target="_blank">www.jamiaburnslaw.com</a></font></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">NOTICE: This e-mail may contain confidential or privileged material and is intended for use solely by the above-referenced recipient. Any review, copying, printing, disclosure, distribution, or other use by any other person or entity is strictly prohibited. If you are not the named recipient, or believe you have received this e-mail in error, please reply to the sender and delete the copy you received. Thank you.<br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 1:50 PM Jenna Brozik <<a href="mailto:Jenna@prinzandbrozik.com">Jenna@prinzandbrozik.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg8586675576521317241">
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<p class="MsoNormal">According to RCW 30A.22.100 (2) funds belonging to deceased depositor which remain on deposit in a joint account without right of survivorship belong to the depositor’s estate, unless the depositor has also designated a trust or P.O.D.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Client’s father passed away and daughter (client) was appointed PR in the will. Probate has opened and the bank will not give the PR access to decedent’s joint bank account he held with his domestic partner. The bank account is not joint
with right of survivorship. Isn’t the estate entitled to ½ the funds in that joint account? Bank is not cooperating…
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<p class="MsoNormal">Any suggestions?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy"">Jenna Brozik<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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