Estate of Michaels

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• describing the nature of such an account as one whereby a trust 7 See also Zander v. Holly, 1 Wis. 2d 300, 313-14, 84 N.W.2d 87 (1957
• creation of a joint account may be “‘for the convenience of the depositor’” giving “‘the nondepositor’” “‘the power to withdraw for the benefit of the depositing owner but no rights of survivorship are intended’” (quoted source omitted)
• “The reservation by [one party] of full control over the account during her lifetime, thus excluding [the other party] from any right of withdrawal, did not invalidate the survivorship feature of the joint account so as to make it an ineffective testamentary disposition.”
• involving sec. 221.-45, Stats., relating to joint bank accounts

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