[WSBAPT] paying debts/closing insolvent estate

[Krista MacLaren]

Thank you to everyone for your responses.  Richard, if I take that approach, am I correct that I don't have to give notice to the creditors of the hearing for non-intervention powers unless they requested special notice with their creditor claim?  In this case, that would mean no one receives notice because my client is the only heir, and no one has requested special notice.

Krista
On Nov 20, 2014, at 8:56 AM, Richard Wills wrote:

> Krista --- In your circumstance, what I've done is:
> Petition the Court for & obtain Nonintervention Powers, based on the expiration of the claims period & the estate's solvency thereafter.
> Send a letter to the invalid (eg, late) claimants explaining why their claims are barred & won't be paid.
> Negotiate with the valid claimants & pay off their claims in the negotiated amounts (in my experience, claimants typically accept 50-90% of their claimed amount so long as they can be paid promptly; I've had loads of claims by DCM Services, who, in my experience, are the most hardball, typically unwilling to accept less than 80-90% of their claims --- most others are in the range of 50-75%).
> Close with a Decl of Completion.
> Distribute what remains to the heirs.
> I do my best to avoid a Ptn for Final Distribution unless the estate is truly insolvent & can't be made solvent, as that action is time consuming & expensive.  It's just a lot simpler & cheaper to get Nonint Powers if there's any way to make the estate solvent.  For example, I've written claimants telling them they will get little or nothing if the estate remains insolvent & asking them to release their claim or settle it for pennies so the estate can become solvent & Nonint Powers may be obtained, so the estate may be closed cheaply & efficiently.
> 
> On 11/19/2014 2:20 PM, Krista MacLaren wrote:
>> Hi Listmates:
>> 
>> I have what was considered an insolvent estate upon opening the probate.  The creditor claim period has now passed, and many creditors did not file claims (although actual notice was given to all), so there may be some money left over for the sole heir.  I am trying to decide if it is better to go ahead and accept the few filed claims and pay them, and perhaps send a rejection to a debt collection agency that failed to file a claim but sent demand letters during the claim period, and then file a verified final report and petition for distribution and closing, OR to wait to accept or pay claims, file a verified report and petition asking the court to approve payment of the claims, approve rejection/ignoring of any other creditors (who failed to file claims), payment of attorney fees, funeral expenses, etc., and discharge of PR after paying creditors.
>> 
>> Suggestions?
>> 
>> Thanks so much!
>> Krista
>> 
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>> Krista J. MacLaren
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