Fill and Sign the Access Safe Deposit Form

IN THE ________________________________ (Name of Court, e.g., Probate) COURT OF ______________________________ (County), _____________________________ (State) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ____________________________________ , DECEASED CAUSE NO. ______________ (Name of Decedent) Petition for Appointment of Temporary Administrator Comes now Petitioner, _____________________________________ (name of person signing Petition) , an adult resident citizen of the ______________________________________ ________________________________________ (City, County, State) , and respectfully would show unto the Court the following: 1. That on or about the ____________________________________ (date) , ________________________________________ (Name of Decedent) , an adult resident citizen of ____________________________________________________ (name of county and state) , departed this life. Petitioner is in possession of a copy of a Last Will and Testament which appears to have been duly executed and witnessed on ______________________________________ (date) . A copy of this purported Will is attached hereto as Exhibit A . 2. Petitioner is a person interested in the Estate of _________________________________ (Name of Decedent), deceased, as __________________________________________________ _______________________________ (state interest in estate such as adult child of Decedent) . 3. That at the time of his/her death, ____________________________________________ (Name of Decedent) had a safe deposit box in his/her name alone at the ____________________ _______________________ (name of bank) located at _________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________ (street address, city, county, state, zip code) . Petitioner is advised and believes that the original of said Last Will and Testament of Decedent is in said safe deposit box at said Bank. 4. No one at the present time is authorized to enter said safe deposit box of _____________________________________________ (Name of Decedent) . Petitioner is named as Executor in the copy of said will and agrees to be named Temporary Administrator for the purpose of entering said safe deposit box of _______________________________________ (Name of Decedent) for the purpose of searching for the original Last Will and Testament of said _____________________________________ (Name of Decedent) . 5. That ________________________________________ (cite state code section) of the ___________________________________ (name of state) Code authorizes the Court to appoint a temporary administrator where it may be necessary for the care and preservation of the estate of a decedent before the grant of letters testamentary or until another appointment is made. WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Petitioner requests that on the hearing of this Petition that Petitioner be named as temporary administrator of the Estate of ___________________________________________ (Name of Decedent) , for the purpose of searching for the original Last Will and Testament of said _______________________________ (Name of Decedent) . Petitioner further requests that he be relieved of the filing of any bond and that said appointment as temporary administrator shall last until another appointment shall be made, either temporary or permanent, or the appointment of an executor be made. Petitioner requests further that the Court grant Petitioner such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper. Respectfully submitted, ____________________________________ (Name of Petitioner) STATE OF ____________________________ COUNTY OF __________________________ Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority at law in and for the aforesaid jurisdiction, the within-named ___________________________________________ (Name of Petitioner) , who, after being by me first duly sworn, stated on oath that the matters and facts set forth in the above and foregoing Petition are true and correct as therein stated. __ _______________________________ (Name of Petitioner) SWORN to and subscribed before me, this the _ day of ______________________, 20_____. ___________________________________ Notary Public My Commission Expires: _______________________ Note: (Form of acknowledgement/oath will vary from state to state)