Voss v. Lynd

I can concur because Willard's request to the bank that Lennice's name be deleted from the C.D.s was not in writing. I am not convinced, however, that a written notice by one party to a joint account, pursuant to I.C. 32-4-1.5-5, cannot change the form of the account so as to alter or divest the interest of another party to the account unless that other party has agreed.

Statutes which exempt banks from liability for paying funds to a survivor of a joint account do not control the question of ownership of the funds. Jones v. Jones (1982) Ala., 423 So.2d 205. While 1.C. 32-4-1.5-8 through 1.C.…