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    Aug 17, 2007, 08:36 PM
    Inheritance seized by bank
    Can a bank take money gained by inheritance from one person to pay a debt belonging to the spouse if the person receiving is not on the debt?:confused:
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    Aug 17, 2007, 08:41 PM
    If the money is in a joint account, it may be frozen, and then the spouse who is not on the debt will have to file an "injured spouse" ( or what it is called in your state) filing and prove it was there money, not their spouse.
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