[WSBAPT] family refusal

Wed Apr 9 15:04:21 PDT 2014

Who reported the death? Did the decedent have an address on the death
certificate? You could ask a landlord or neighbors. 

Did anyone arrange his cremation or burial? Sometimes the mortuary will
have a contact. Or the medical examiner's office. 
I once did a small probate by affidavit placed by the local undertaker. He
did have contact information for a nephew that he found in the decedent's
wallet. The undertaker had volunteered his services through a program run
by the King County Sheriff. He asked me to handle a small bank account
that the Sheriff's office discovered.  We found the nephew who gave us the
information we needed. 

Margaret L. Koch 
Smith and Koch 
PO Box O 
Vashon, WA 98070 
206-463-9491 
206-463-3405 (fax) 
vashonlaw at aol.com 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Hawkes <Roger at law-hawks.com>
To: wsbapt <wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com>
Sent: Wed, Apr 9, 2014 2:46 pm
Subject: RE: [WSBAPT] family refusal

ThxJ

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From: wsbapt-owner at lists.wsbarppt.com
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<mailto:wsbapt-owner at lists.wsbarppt.com?> ] On Behalf Of Eric Nelsen
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 2:34 PM
To: wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com
Subject: RE: [WSBAPT] family refusal

The PR has a duty of due diligence and hopefully knows at least something
about the decedent. If mom and brother won't cooperate, then maybe hiring
an investigator or a genealogy firm, or if the cost isn't justified, doing
some public record checks, at least for a marriage license in the most
likely county or counties? Even a credit report should give some
indication on whether decedent was married.

The PR's duty is just diligence, not certainty. If there is a lot of money
at stake, it seems like the heirfinders also will be on the hunt.

Sincerely,

Eric

Eric C. Nelsen
SAYRE LAW OFFICES, PLLC
1320 University St
Seattle WA  98101-2837
phone 206-625-0092
fax 206-625-9040

From: wsbapt-owner at lists.wsbarppt.com
[mailto:wsbapt-owner at lists.wsbarppt.com] On Behalf Of Roger Hawkes
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 2:28 PM
To: Probate and Trust Listserve
Subject: [WSBAPT] family refusal

I will be opening a probate for a decedent who has a living brother and
mother, at least.  They want nothing to do with anything to do with the
decedent and won’t talk to me.  Assuming I can get their addresses I will
give them notice; but how do I verify whether decedent had kids or a wife?

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