Can a partition case address claims of bank account theft? | NC

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Q: Can a partition case address allegations that a co-owner took money from the deceased person’s bank accounts before death? A: Usually, no. A partition case is mainly about dividing co-owned property—most often real estate—either by physically dividing it or by ordering a sale and splitting the proceeds. Claims that someone took money from a deceased person’s bank accounts before death are…