Access To Bank Ac When In Hospital

[bluesmith]

Hi all may be some body can help with this.

There is a Mate of ours that has had a stroke and is laid up in hospital.

Any way he is Insured with a Thai company and his limit has run out and the company wants him to pay first.

He has a Bank Account here in his own name but can not access it to get the money out as he in a bad way can not talk or move yet.

He is Married to a Thai is there any way she can get the money to the hospital or is there any other way this can be done.

regards

[Mario2008]

Can't money be transferred with the ATM card?

Thai bank allow transferring of money through the ATM machine.

[Fookhaht]

Assuming the wife doesn't have the access code for an ATM transfer (with your friend being incapacitated), several other questions come to mind:

1) Since they're married, one might hope they have a joint account--can you confirm with her on that?

2) Is there a Power of Attorney in existence?

3) Can you check with a legal source (for example, some sponsors here on TV) to see if a spouse has any legal access to a non-joint account? If so, what is the procedure?

4) Can you check with his bank, and hope for a customer-friendly customer service person who might give you pointers on how a spouse can access their partner's funds in an emergency case?

Good luck, and kudos to you for helping your friends.

Edited January 4, 2013 by Fookhaht