My father died am his only child how do I get the money if my name was not on the account.

my father died am his only child how do i get the money if my name was not on the account.

He had no power of attomey.

Power of attorney would not matter anyway, it would end at his death, you can not have POA of a dead person.

You file in probate court to have the estate settled. Depending on where this is, how you file may depend on all of the property in the estate