[WSBAPT] Estate car - risk of negligence

[Mark Higgins]

How about quickly distributing car to brother?

On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 4:55 PM, Eric Nelsen <Eric at sayrelawoffices.com>
wrote:

> Mom died over a year ago, and son A is now PR and trying to untangle the
> Estate. Based on her records, Mom owned a 20+ year old car, and (probably)
> loaned it to son B before her death. PR hasn't seen the car but thinks it's
> still in possession of his brother. Car hasn't been insured for months,
> because insurance was autopaid from Mom's bank account which ended up
> overdrawn after Mom's death but long before the PR was appointed. Estate is
> solvent but no cash--all real estate.
>
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> PR doesn't want to insure the car because he doesn't even know if it still
> exists and in running condition. Plus, PR has no spare funds of his own,
> and it will be months before the house can be sold to free some cash. The
> other son is completely out of contact but we know he is still alive and in
> Seattle. PR also does not want to report the car as stolen because he is
> not sure that it really was stolen, and also does not want to get his
> brother into trouble. But there is still apparent risk to the estate if
> this vehicle exists and is being driven.
>
>
>
> Any thoughts on a good way to minimize Estate risk of liability? Is there
> a way to report vehicle as "lost" rather than "stolen?"
>
>
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> Sincerely,
>
>
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> Eric
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>
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> Eric C. Nelsen
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