[WSBAPT] Heirs for probate notice

[Laurel Brown]

Great story!  Thank you for sharing your learning experience!

Laurel

On Thu, Aug 29, 2019 at 1:04 PM Philip N. Jones <pjones at duffykekel.com>
wrote:

> This is a good time to remember that, long before the person dies, when
> the attorney is doing the estate planning, every attorney should say to
> their testators, “I know you are not leaving money to your relatives, but I
> need to include in your will a paragraph listing your closest living
> relatives, so that the attorney who probates the will will have a road map
> to find those people.  Even though they get no money, they need to get
> notice.”
>
> This is less important for people who are married and have children.
>
> Warning! War story follows!  I once probated a will where everything went
> to charity and the testator was unmarried with no children.  He told his
> drafting attorney that he “had no family.”  After eight hours of searching,
> I found myself talking on the phone with his estranged identical twin
> brother.  Everyone has family.
>
> Phil Jones
>
> Portland, OR
>
>
>
> *From:* wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:
> wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com] *On Behalf Of *Eric Nelsen
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 29, 2019 11:58 AM
> *To:* wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com
> *Subject:* Re: [WSBAPT] Heirs for probate notice
>
>
>
> Yes--notice must go to the intestate heirs as well as those who take under
> the will. Best for the PR to call the relatives s/he does have an address
> for, and ask for addresses for the others. The PR must exercise due
> diligence to ascertain the name and address of all heirs.
>
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> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> Eric
>
>
>
> Eric C. Nelsen
>
> SAYRE LAW OFFICES, PLLC
>
> 1417 31st Ave South
>
> Seattle WA  98144-3909
>
> phone 206-625-0092
>
> fax 206-625-9040
>
>
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> *From:* wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com [
> mailto:wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com
> <wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com>] *On Behalf Of *Rich McEntee
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 29, 2019 11:42 AM
> *To:* wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com
> *Subject:* [WSBAPT] Heirs for probate notice
>
>
>
> Hello
>
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> I am preparing a petition to commence a probate. The decedent was quite
> elderly. She had no children but quite a few siblings. Only one sibling is
> alive. That sibling is named to inherit the residue of the estate. No other
> siblings were named. There are many nieces and nephews who survived the
> deceased siblings. My question: to satisfy the probate statutes, are all of
> these nieces and nephews required to receive notice of the probate as
> representatives of their deceased parents? I ask because there are many
> survivors and the whereabouts of some is unknown to the PR.
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Rich
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>
> *RICH McENTEE*
>
> *McENTEE LAW OFFICE*
>
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>
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Laurel Brown
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