(a) A joint account belongs, during the lifetime of all parties, to the parties in proportion to the net contributions by each to the sums on deposit, unless there is clear and convincing evidence of a different intent.

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Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 524.6-203

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.

(b) A P.O.D. account belongs to the original purchasing or depositing party during the party’s lifetime and not to the P.O.D. payee or payees; if two or more parties are named as original parties, during their lifetimes, rights as between them are governed by paragraph (a).

(c) An agent in an account with an agency designation has no beneficial right to sums on deposit by virtue of being named as an agent.