- The executor or administrator of the estate has complete access and may even remove contents of the box without creating an inventory, unless a court has entered an order otherwise.
- In order to search for a will, any writing about a burial plot, or life insurance policies, the bank must give access to the box to a spouse, parent, adult sibling or adult descendant.
- The bank also has to allow anyone who is named as executor in a copy of the will to search the box.
Don’t leave your family battling after your death
I’ve never had a client who wanted his or her death to cause a fight and lasting enmity among heirs. In fact, what we all want is for our families to get along, even grow together, and have each other after we are gone. We especially don’t want to see the assets that...