On 8/10/2014 6:13 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> 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.
>
Not many people will brag on a big bank, that speaks volumes.