Asked in Wills or Trusts
Entire Rules regarding deposit and taking back by the legal heir and others set out in the Rules framed by the Bank. Which are available online. The link is as follows https://www.suntrust.com/Static/Documents/personal-banking/suntrust-deals-rules-regs-deposit-accts.pdf Further as earlier said you have get Probate .
You may please let me know the name of the bank so that its rules can be studied. Secondly your mother must obtain Probate from competent District Court. Thereafter it is easy for your mother to claim maturity amount of FD's/Operate bank accounts of deceased. Draft petition/legal notice will be prepared by me on payment of professional nominal fees, you may approach management of this website for further details.
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