On 8/10/2014 7:18 PM, Mayo wrote:
> 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.

The bank might be big, but the people who work there have good hearts
and a wonderful attitude towards their customers.

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