What are the rules of nominee?

A nominee (pursuant to a nomination by the deceased during their lifetime) acts only as a trustee on behalf of the rightful legal heirs, holding any property until the matter of succession or inheritance has been decided under law.

What is the use of nominee in bank account?

A Nominee is a person whom you can list in your investment or bank application as the person who can receive the proceeds of your account in case of your unexpected death.

Can banks hold money nominee?

Proceeds from FDs will go to the nominee and not to the legal heir of the deceased. However, the nominee gets the money only as a trustee. In case the legal heirs of the deceased claim the money, then the bank will not hold the money to be given to the nominee.

Can nominee withdraw money from bank after death of account holder?

Joint account with the deceased person Now, to remove the name of the deceased person from the joint account and nomination, a copy of the application and a photocopy of the death certificate should be presented to the bank branch. This will allow the bank to remove the deceased name from the bank account.

Can bank account nominee be challenged?

A challenge can certainly be mounted if there are good grounds. A lot would depend if there is a will or a succession certificate. In any case a nominee can only receive the money but he/ she is not entitled to keep the amount. The legal heirs will receive the assets/ estate as per succession laws.

Can nominee claim money from bank after death?

The nominee is regarded as the custodian of the assets and is solely responsible for claim settlement upon the death of an account holder. A nominee can file a death claim with the bank in the case of a sole account holder.

Is nominee a legal heir?

The nominee and legal heir are different parties; the nominee may be the legal heir in case he/ she has been nominated for assets/ wealth, while his/ her name is also declared in the will as the clearly stated legal heir.

What if both account holder and nominee dies?

If the nominee dies while the insured is alive, the nomination becomes null and void. The policyholder can change the nomination. However, if the nominee dies after the insured’s death but before receiving the claim amount, the amount would then be paid to the legal heirs.

What if account holder and nominee both died?