Bank Accounts

To avoid any complications, the bank should be notified immediately after a death, and you should find out the procedures for releasing funds, and how to set up a new account for funds received after the death. 

We recommended that a joint account stay open for at least six months to allow you to deposit any cheques that are made out to the deceased.  To take a name off a joint bank account, banks require a Certified Copy of a Death Certificate.  If the deceased had a safety deposit box in a bank, the contents can be sealed after death and a Certified Copy of a Death Certificate will be required to gain access to the contents.

For more information, please contact us or use our confidential Ask the Funeral Director form.