My mother lives in Ft Myers, Florida, and the bank put a hold on her safe deposit box. They never notified her. She just found out last week. There's a judgment against me and they are holding her things. I am being sued in New York, where I live.
Last year, I was put on the safe deposit box only if something happened to her or my father. I told the bank rep that I was the executor of the Will. I only wanted to be able to access if something happened to my mother. I was never given a key nor did I want to be an owner.
The bank made a mistake. The bank rep knew I had owed some debt. Is the bank responsible for not telling my mother about the judgment, and is the bank responsible for not giving my mother or me any documentation in reference to the papers they were served? Also the bank made the mistake by putting me as an owner. How shall I proceed? I need the judgment appealed.
The bank with the safe deposit boxes can't legally add you as a co-tenant of the box without your signature. If you were asked to sign a document, that was the point at which you should have stopped to read what the document was.
At this point, your mother is the injured party, since it's her box access that is being denied. She should ask the bank for a copy of the legal documents that caused the bank to block her access. If you believe that you've been added as a co-tenant in error, you should pursue that matter with the bank. You may need to engage an attorney.
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The bank with the safe deposit boxes can't legally add you as a co-tenant of the box without your signature. If you were asked to sign a document, that was the point at which you should have stopped to read what the document was.