The applicant, an estate trustee, brought an application to determine the ownership of joint bank accounts held by the deceased and the respondent, the other estate trustee.
The respondent argued the accounts passed to her by right of survivorship.
The court applied the presumption of resulting trust and found that the bank signature cards and financial services agreements were insufficient to rebut the presumption.
The accounts were declared estate assets, and the respondent was ordered to provide an updated accounting.
The parties were also directed to discuss the disposition of the deceased's ashes.
