[WSBAPT] half-life of a probate claim

[Diane J. Kiepe]

Once a creditor’s claim is filed it affects the continued administration of the estate.  The claim will not be barred under a different sol (such as contracts) because the filing shifts the burden to the PR to either reject, pay or otherwise settle the claim.  That is my understanding  I  have to confess though,   I have not had a probate hang out there that long.

Good luck,



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Subject: [WSBAPT] half-life of a probate claim

If a creditor files a timely claim in a probate case, and then six years go by with nothing happening, is the claim still good?  Or does the statute of limitations run against it?  Assume claim is based on a written contract, like a credit card debt. I vaguely recall researching this in connection with a probate that lay dormant for 12 years and we paid the claim, but I thought I better check, and I am not sure what the reasoning is.


Rod Harmon

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