[WSBAPT] Estate of Decedent Owed Child Support from Former Spouse

[Diane J. Kiepe]

True confession, I have never encountered this issue but it seems preposterous that this would be the case, particularly if the child was still a minor or young adult.  I’ll be curious to see what others say.

Diane J. Kiepe

Diane J. Kiepe
Douglas Eden
717 W. Sprague Ave.
Suite 1500
Spokane, WA  99201
djkiepe at depdslaw.com<mailto:djkiepe at depdslaw.com>
509-455-5300

From: wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> On Behalf Of Jake Seegmuller
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2020 10:48 AM
To: WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com>
Subject: [WSBAPT] Estate of Decedent Owed Child Support from Former Spouse

Hi Listserv,

We are administering an estate in Washington with relatively modest assets. The Decedent left two adult sons as heirs. No estate planning was done at the time of her passing. Decedent was owed Child Support well over $100,000 by her former spouse. A call into DCS with the assigned agent suggested that the debt "dies" with the person who requested the child support. Is this correct? And if not what remedies can the estate take to collect on these owed claims, if any?

I appreciate your feedback whether on or off-list.

Sincerely,

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Jakob O. Seegmuller
Attorney
nwlegacylaw.com<http://nwlegacylaw.com/> | 360-975-7770

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