Liverpool Lou

POAs do not continue after the donor's death.

And when you die your POA dies at the same time also.

Gawd...

Yeah, right.

Whoever in the bank advised you of that clearly doesn't know that on the death of the donor (you, in your case) a POA ceases to be valid.

Lawyers letter to the widow making her aware that years ago she was obligated to inform the bank of the death of the joint account holder. If she'd done that at the time she would not have the issue that she has now.

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No, they have an unauthenticated UK death certificate and a translation certified by a Thai lawyer. They're checking out the Death certificate is genuine along with if anyone else is entitled to the estate, as @OneMoreFarang pointed out. Yes, I know, that's why I posted that the bank is investigating, the widow may have "inadvertently" committed fraud.

I did comment on an early spelling error I know you did. Recognising the intended humour and severe sarcasm of "you're" OP, I was being a little sarcastic.

Too many dots!

Very odd logic.

Of course, non-Thais never get into those situations, do they?

Research for what? It's a "humourous" thread with no seriousness intended...obviously. Surely?

Enjoy your break! No criticisms please. At least he didn't correct anyone's grammar!

They don't have to, end of story. You (and the rest of us) probably wouldn't be able to now, either.

I don't believe that for a second, AN drivers never do anything wrong, there are millions of pages about it in many threads!

Funny how those with no rational argument interpret opposing opinions as "apologist" and then run away.

Inebriated motorcyclists mainly.

Apparently they have got what they need and are checking it out...years after they should have been notified...that is probably what is causing the investigation and that's the widow's fault, not the bank's.

Don't say it... don't say it... Nothing wrong with calling a spade a spade.

No reason for the Embassy to discuss it with him as a third party.

Sue the bank, then. Or wait for them to complete their process that should have been started by the widow years ago.

Proof of death provided years after his death and only when she was forced to provide it, yes? By law, she is obligated to inform the bank of the death of its account holder at the time of his death.

Yes, and a woman not informing her bank of the death of her joint account holder but continuing to take money out (regardless of her apparent ignorance) is a big red flag to a bank.

Did she advise the bank of his death at the time of his death and present the death certificate or did she "overlook" that? Banks have to be advised of the death of account holders at the time of the death, if she didn't do that until a time that suited her, red flags would be raised.