Who owns a joint bank account after a parent dies? | NC

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Q: Who owns a joint bank account after a parent dies if the account was only in the parent and one sibling's names? A: Usually, the surviving sibling gets the account only if the bank paperwork clearly created a right of survivorship and was properly signed. Just having two names on the account is not always enough. If the records do not clearly show survivorship, the account may be treated as…