My Father Tossed a Blue Savings Passbook into the Mud at Cedar Ridge

Why is there a lock on it?” I asked.

“She’s my grandmother.

I’m family.”

“It means a judge placed an active restriction on the public record,” the clerk said.

“Nobody can pull these documents without an attorney of record on the docket.”

“I just need to see the trust listed.

Can you at least tell me whether the trust account is active?

Just yes or no,” I said.