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In most cases, money held in a joint bank account is owned equally by the parties whose names appear on the account.<\/p>\n

Upon the death of one account holder, the surviving account holder is the sole owner of the money in the account.<\/p>\n

Such jointly held money is not typically considered a part of the decedent’s estate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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