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My husband, who is brain dead now, has dementia (finally stages). 2 weeks ago, bank let me withdraw funds. With his condition, now that we went to withdraw final amount of $5,700 they wanted to not let him because we wanted to close the account. I’m nominee on Centrelink and I get Centrelink payments of aged care to my financial institution. I have a hearing for financial managentnso. I can withdraw the funds but it’s in August and I need it basically now or tomorrow.

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I looked up Centrelink and its Australia. We do have a couple of Australians on the forum. Its 11:10 EST in the US where I live and 1:10 Am in Australia so they are sleeping. They may be able to help you. The States maybe very different in the way the banks work.
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Who is "we"?

Certainly a brain dead person did not walk anywhere as this would mean he's not medically brain dead but maybe has very advanced dementia. If you are joint on the account and wish to withdraw all the money and then close it, I can see why the bank wouldn't allow this if your husband is clearly not capable of understanding what he is doing. Many banks have differing policies regarding joint ownership and PoA.

Unfortunately, your post is confusing so we cannot help you. You need an app (or person) to interpret your words.
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Doubtful if there was a "we" involved when "we" went to withdraw and bank wanted to not let him.

Yes, you need help. So sorry for your troubles. You may need someone to communicate on your behalf at the hearing.

The definition of brain dead is:
Brain death is the complete, irreversible cessation of all brain activity, including the brainstem. It is both a medical and legal definition of death. Even though artificial life support can temporarily maintain breathing and a heartbeat, a brain-dead individual will never regain consciousness or breathe independently.
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