What is the name of your state? Colorado
My father passed away without a will and he didn't own a house nor a car but 2 bank accounts and some personal stuff such as clothes and books. His two bank accounts didn't have much balance as far as I know - less than 1000 dollars total. It was soley under his name - not a joint account with my mom.
Since there is no will left, I assume that my mother will be the one who gets whatever left in the bank. Because she doesn't speak English, I accompany with her to the bank to retrieve my father's account, they said that they need some kind of document such as power of attorney(?). We already have death certificate and don't know what to do next to help my mom to access my father's bank account.
Also, I noticed that she gets call from a credit card company for my father's unpaid balance.
What do I need to do?
Thank you in advance for any information/advice.
My father passed away without a will and he didn't own a house nor a car but 2 bank accounts and some personal stuff such as clothes and books. His two bank accounts didn't have much balance as far as I know - less than 1000 dollars total. It was soley under his name - not a joint account with my mom.
Since there is no will left, I assume that my mother will be the one who gets whatever left in the bank. Because she doesn't speak English, I accompany with her to the bank to retrieve my father's account, they said that they need some kind of document such as power of attorney(?). We already have death certificate and don't know what to do next to help my mom to access my father's bank account.
Also, I noticed that she gets call from a credit card company for my father's unpaid balance.
What do I need to do?
Thank you in advance for any information/advice.