Fill and Sign the Order Safe Form

IN THE ____________________________________ (name of court) COURT OF ___________________________________ (name of county) COUNTY, ______________________________________ (name of state) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ________________________________ , DECEASED CAUSE NO. _______________ (Name of Decedent) Petition for Order to Open Safe Deposit Box of Decedent Comes now Petitioner, _____________________________________ (name of petitioner) , an adult resident citizen of ________________________________________ ________________________________ (City, County, State) , and respectfully would show unto the Court the following: 1. Petitioner is, and at all times mentioned was, a resident of ___________________ _________________________________________________ (City, County, State) . 2. Respondent, _______________________________________________________ (name of bank or company where safe deposit box is located) , is, and at all times mentioned was, a corporation (or a banking corporation or institution) organized and existing under the laws of the state of ___________________________________ (name of state) , with its principal office located at ____________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ (street address, city, county, state, zip code) . 3. Petitioner is a person interested in the Estate of ___________________________ (Name of Decedent) , deceased, as ___________________________________________ _________________________________ (state interest in estate such as an adult child) . 4. _______________________________________ (Name of Decedent) , Decedent, resided at _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ __________________________ (street address, city, county, state, zip code) , and died in that County on ________________________________________ (date) . 5. At the time of his death, Decedent maintained a private safe deposit box , No. _______________, in the vault of Respondent at its office located at ________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________ (street address, city, county, state, zip code) . 6. Petitioner believes that the Decedent left a last will and testament and other important papers in the safe deposit box in Respondent’s vault, since (describe basis for belief) _________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ . 7. Although Petitioner has on several occasions requested access to the Decedent's safe deposit box to determine if the Decedent's will is in fact kept in the safe deposit box , Petitioner has refused, and continues to refuse such access. WHEREFORE, Petitioner requests that an order be made pursuant to _______________________________________________ (cite applicable state statute) : 1. Directing Petitioner, in the presence of an officer of Respondent and in the presence of a representative of the (e.g., court, such as a deputy clerk) ______________ ____________________________________ to examine the private safe deposit box of the Decedent, No. ____________, to determine if the Decedent's last will and testament, and other papers of the Decedent, are deposited there; 2. If the last will and testament of the Decedent is found, directing that it be deposited with the clerk of this court; 3. Directing that an inventory of the papers or other contents of the Decedent's safe deposit box be made by Petitioner; and 4. Granting 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)