Fill and Sign the Safe Deposit Box 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) Order Authorizing Petitioner to Open Safe Deposit Box of Decedent This cause came on this day to be heard on the Petition of ______________________________________ (name of petitioner), for an order authorizing Petitioner to open a safe deposit box formerly owned by ______________________________________ (Name of Decedent), deceased, and the Court having considered said Petition and being fully advised in the premises finds as follows: 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. 8. Petitioner has requested that an order be issued pursuant to (cite applicable state statute) __________________________________________________ : IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED: 1. That 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) ________________________ ____________________________________ 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. That if the last will and testament of the Decedent is found, that Petitioner deposit it with the clerk of this court; 3. That Petitioner conduct an inventory of the papers or other contents of the Decedent's safe deposit box and deposit it with the clerk of this Court. SO ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED this ______________________ ________________ (date). ______________________________ JUDGE