The bank has been entrusted to take care of these assets. They are not going to risk breaching their fiduciary duty by making a mistake or letting an unauthorized person have access to the funds.
Probate Courts can issue such an order, which will freeze the deceased's account(s), until the court has had time to probate the estate.
Yes. The government can even freeze your offshore bank accounts if the money is illegal.
Collection agencies can not freeze anything. Only courts can freeze bank accounts.
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the computer will freeze or the fan will run automatically!
Yes, they can file a motion prior to the lawsuit and request the court freeze all accounts belonging to the debtor in most cases, even accounts which are jointly held.
Blood does not automatically freeze when it leaves the body. It depends on the ambient temperature.
No a bridge does not need to be wet when it freezes because of the weather it is automatically cold and the only way it can freeze if you have ice or snow on the bridge
Joint accounts generally include the rights to survivorship. This means the funds in the account that belonged to the deceased automatically pass to the other account holder(s). The funds are not subject to probate procedure, nor are they subject to any terms stated in a will. It is possible that an estate tax could be levied on the portion of the account belonging to the deceased, but in most cases the amount would need to be substantial for that to occur.
So the federal government can't freeze your accounts. No taxes either
The State child support agency does this.