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rdking647

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1. although i think safe deposit boxes are safe their is an important thing to ad

Reply to ms.smiler (Original post)

Mon Aug 20, 2012, 08:36 AM

Aug 2012

In some states If you die and have a safe deposit box the box will be sealed until the courts orders it opened . Your executor will not be able to access it instantly. check your state if this is so
i found this infor about pennsylvania but every state is different
http://www.estateattorney.com/elderlaw-articles/assets-safedepositbox.html

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Is Your “Safe” Deposit Box REALLY Safe? [View all] ms.smiler Aug 2012 OP

although i think safe deposit boxes are safe their is an important thing to ad rdking647 Aug 2012 #1

Joint/dual registration gets around this. Po_d Mainiac Aug 2012 #2

Just another item on a nearly endless list of things people believe that are not true. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #3

Long range planners are on a collision course with Escheatment laws. ms.smiler Aug 2012 #4