[WSBAPT] Appointing PR named in Will and PR Spouse not named

Tue Sep 16 12:46:32 PDT 2014

Thank you, Tom.  

I do feel a little bit foolish, but I was focused on a PERSON, as opposed
to a document.

It all makes sense, now, and my day is now complete – albeit with just a
little bit of egg on my face.  But I told you that I did not care.  And I
will try not to care.

Regards,

Doug 

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Last Will & Testament. 

Regards, 

Tom

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From: Douglas Bratt 

Date:09/16/2014 12:39 PM (GMT-08:00) 

To: wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com 

Subject: RE: [WSBAPT] Appointing PR named in Will and PR Spouse not named 

Sorry to be thick-headed, but is there anyone else who cannot put her/his
mind enough into gear to know what an LWT is?  I know the person in
question signed a Will, and I know that Testator/Testatrix starts with a
T, but the word Decedent or Deceased do not, so where does that leave us?

The best I could come up with was “Long Winded Testator,” but that
description would better go to the attorney who wrote the overly-long
Will, as opposed to the Testator.

It would probably not have much of an effect on my following the
discussion, which Mr. Furgason, as usual, in his able way, managed to
bring all together with sensible advice, but I would be ever so much more
informed if I knew the meaning of one more acronym that others find
useful.  

I will probably feel silly when someone tells me, but I guess I am willing
to risk that.

Thanks.

Doug Bratt

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[mailto:wsbapt-owner at lists.wsbarppt.com] On Behalf Of Tom J. Westbrook
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2014 6:08 PM
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Subject: [WSBAPT] Appointing PR named in Will and PR Spouse not named

This is a first for me. LWT appointed a non-family member as PR and did
not name spouse as PR for community assets of which there are plenty.
Spouse does not want to decline nor does named PR. Both are willing to do
Co-PR and to sign informed consent conflict letter to have me represent
them in the Probate. Aside from the obvious pitfall of representing these
joint PRs, do any of you have advice on setting up the Petition to admit
Will and appoint the PRs? Should one PR be solely in charge of decedent’s
separate property and the other in charge of community and if so, are the
really Co-PRs or ?????? And then, what special language is used for the
Letters Testamentary since one is named in Will and the other is
authorized (entitled) as a creature of statute?

Sincerely,

Tom

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