[WSBAPT] Good to Go as Creditor

[Josh Grant]

As I understand your facts, you have already filed a probate.  If it has been awhile, you may know that “good to go” is the only known creditor and maybe it has been filed long enough that there is not likely to be more.

I believe you are correct that you have no need to mail a notice to creditors to any known creditors.  The only reason to do that is to get the 4 months started.

If good go Go ever files a creditor’s claim, then the PR should reject it.  If it goes to a collector, they never seem to file a lawsuit within the probate after the rejection is given. Reject it if it is filed over 2 years for that reason, if less for the reason that the decedent doesn’t obviously owe it.

The client would just need to be warned that collection efforts will probably continue, but the likelihood of having to pay is nil.

Josh

Joshua F. Grant, PS
Attorney at Law
P. O. Box 619
Wilbur, WA 99185
tel 509 647 5578
fax 509 647 2734

From: amanda_wilson at olypenlawoffices.com 
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2015 2:15 PM
To: WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv 
Subject: [WSBAPT] Good to Go as Creditor

Hello~



I have a probate where it was the best course of action to open a probate but not publish notice to creditors. (The reason being that there was a Deed in the name of the decedent that needed to be transferred pursuant to a divorce decree, but otherwise the estate is worth 30K. The estate is to be held in trust for the decedents son until the son turns 25, four years from now. There may be a lot of creditors. Everyone agreed to wait out the two year statute of limitations).



First Question: Am I correct that for creditors we know of, because we are willing to wait out the two year statute of limitations, we have no obligation to notify them of the probate or the death?



Second Question: Good to Go (toll booth) has sent a bill to the deceased and is threatening to send more bills. The date of the toll fee is after the decedent's death, the car has since been sold, and we do not have anyone coming forward saying it was their trip through the toll booth instead of the decedent's. My Personal Representative sent Good to Go a copy of the death certificate and Good to Go sent back a denial of the dispute. My Personal Representative is very bothered by this, but I hate to bring to their attention that we have an open probate. Has anyone dealt with Good to Go who can advise me?



Amanda Wilson



Amanda M. Wilson, esq.



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