When my dad died very suddenly, the bank froze the safe deposit box he held jointly with my mom until it could be opened in the presence of government official to see what was inside of it. Gotta get your tax money, you know.
When she got sick before she died, we learned our lesson and dealt proactively with it.
That one event was enough to sour me on safe deposit boxes for good.
A home safe well hidden is now our preferred way of keeping things safe.
Having one cast into a concrete floor is best.
Wondering if the name was held as your dad AND mom, or your dad OR mom.
Seems like if either of them wanted to get into the box they could not unless both were present?
And how did they know your dad had passed?
“learned our lesson and dealt proactively with it.”
It is always good to have a trusted child be co accessor on a parents deposit box. Take inventory of what is in there and be proactive before the parent passes.
When my dad died very suddenly, the bank froze the safe deposit box he held jointly with my mom until it could be opened in the presence of government official to see what was inside of it.
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My wife and I held one jointly until she passed away in 2018, I’ve had no problems accessing it since and have withdrawn large sums of cash. The bank official doesn’t even stay in the room with me. They are aware too of my wife’s passing. .......... P.N.C. Bank.