Who has Legal Ownership of the Contents of a Safe Deposit Box Upon the Death of the Initial Depositor or Lessee?

June 11, 2020
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June 13, 2023
It has always perplexed the Firm’s lawyers, why serious responsibility for an elderly parent’s welfare and estate is so often reposited in the weak link in the family. Parents are very protective of their ne'er do well child. That child frequently is unemployed and often lives at home with his or her elderly parents. Often these are the sons and daughters whom the other siblings (or the elderly parent) appoint with the most significant responsibilities. Do not forget elder abuse is a crime of opportunity and this is when parents may be at their most vulnerable to undue influence by an unscrupulous caregiver.