On 8/10/2014 4:11 PM, Cheryl wrote:
> On 8/9/2014 10:22 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> Meanwhile, I'm the one who had to chase down the insurance policies,
>> most of which Dad had let lapse. I'm the one who had to run around with
>> our mother, changing things like bank info and the utility bill, phone
>> service, DMV registration, from both their names to only hers. "Mr.
>> Executor" didn't lift a finger to deal with any of that stuff.
>
> All of those things you helped your mom with are difficult to deal with,
> and I'm sure it helped her a lot not to have to do it on her own. My mom
> did some of that stuff on her own, but some of it was handled by a
> living will both parents decided on about 10 years ago. The Living Will
> was a challenge to execute though, even though everything was put into a
> binder by the lawyers office. We worked on trying to finalize things
> for her after my dad passed for what seemed like months. I think some of
> the extra things like Verizon, getting it in her name, and even selling
> his car were difficult to do without him.
>

Verizon advised me to just leave it. My name is on the account as an
authorized person. I transferred on e car to my name, the one I sold.
The RV and other car can wait.

The only problem I had was with DirecTV. They insisted I either pay for
15 months at $150 a month or pay an early termination fee of $250. I
think they suck!

Still waiting for the lawyer to get me a probate date. Once I have the
letters testementary, I can open a checking account to cash the checks I
have and one I am expecting that are in his name. Wells Fargo will give
me the account for free. Wells Fargo has been awesome. They have
notarized papers for me, helped me with deposits and anything else I
needed. I went on their Facebook page to commend them.

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From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas