Quebec to end freeze on joint bank accounts in case of death

Quebec lifts freeze on joint bank accounts between spouses in case of death - Montreal

The new Quebec law aims to make it easier for co-holders of a shared bank account to access their share of the balance if their spouse or ex-spouse dies.

Joint bank accounts: Quebec confirms the end of the freeze in the event of a death - Le Courrier Sud

QUEBEC — On Wednesday, the Quebec government announced the end of the freeze on joint accounts in the event of the death of one of the couple's partners. The coming into force of the Act on the Remittance of Money Deposits to Joint Account Holders who are spouses or former spouses will make it easier for co-holders to access their share of the balance. Before the law came into force, when a spouse died, financial institutions froze the amounts i…

Joint bank accounts: end of the freeze in the event of death

The end of the freezing of joint accounts in the event of death is now effective in Quebec.

Quebec to end freeze on joint bank accounts in case of death

The Quebec government announced on Wednesday that the freezing of joint accounts in the event of the death of one of the couple's partners has been lifted.

Quebec ends the freezing of joint bank accounts in the event of a death

Banks can no longer freeze amounts in the account while waiting for the deceased's estate to be settled.

Joint bank accounts: end of the freeze in the event of a death | L'Écho de la Rive-Nord

On Wednesday, the Quebec government announced the end of the freeze on joint accounts in the event of the death of one of the couple's partners. Entry into force