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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Graham finds the circuit court properly determined that around $82,000 in funds in two joint accounts held by the daughter and her deceased father are the property of the father's estate, rebutting the statutory presumption that joint account funds go to the surviving party after one party's death. The estate provided clear and convincing evidence that the father intended to create "accounts of convenience" so the daughter could access the accounts' funds with his oversight and for his benefit, not joint accounts for which the daughter would be the sole beneficiary upon his death. The circuit court's decision on the estate funds was largely based on admissible evidence about the father's intentions for the accounts, and any erroneously admitted evidence did not significantly impact the proceeding's outcome. Affirmed.