# Documents addressed to the deceased **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 26, 2021, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documents-addressed-to-the-deceased/938796 "2021-03-26T19:17:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2021, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documents-addressed-to-the-deceased/938796/21 "2021-03-27T22:59:39Z")
I’m pretty certain that it’s no legal standing at all, but I’m also pretty certain that she (the ex-executor) would try to assert that she has some. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documents-addressed-to-the-deceased/938796/22 "2021-03-27T23:03:25Z")
Really the safest thing is for your girlfriend to consult a California-based estate attorney. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2021, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documents-addressed-to-the-deceased/938796/23 "2021-03-27T23:11:57Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > My guess is that every bank has had to do this from time to time and has procedures in place. This is correct. I used to work for a bank and we drilled safety-deposit boxes fairly regularly. Generally because of lost keys, but occasionally because the renter died, the key couldn’t be located, and the estate executor requested the drilling. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documents-addressed-to-the-deceased/938796.md?page=1)