[WSBAPT] Death Certificate Submission via Ex Parte (King County)

[Laurel Brown]

Pre-Covid, I frequently had judges/commissioners in Seattle (King County)
request to see the death cert, so I have always included it in my online
filing.  You know....the 'better safe than sorry' route!

Laurel

On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 3:51 PM Amber K. Quintal <aquintal at omwlaw.com>
wrote:

> On the last KCBA Elder law lunchtime Q&A with Commissioner Hillman, Nadia
> mentioned that the Ex Parte caseload is so heavy in Kent they are using
> overflow judges to review EP via the Clerk filings and to keep in mind that
> those judges may be more “by the book” sticklers and may reject filings for
> reasons that the Commissioners usually would not. Not sure if this is the
> reason your filing got rejected, but an interesting tip. Someone on the
> call asked what to do if a death certificate isn’t available, and
> Commissioner Hillman said he would probably accept an obituary or a
> declaration from a family member, but that may depend on who reviews the
> filing.
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> *From:* wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <
> wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> *On Behalf Of *Brent Williams-Ruth
> *Sent:* Monday, March 29, 2021 3:07 PM
> *To:* WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <WSBAPT at lists.wsbarppt.com>
> *Subject:* [WSBAPT] Death Certificate Submission via Ex Parte (King
> County)
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> I have opened 12 probates in King County since June using the Ex Parte via
> the Clerk website for King County.  Each time I have done it the exact same
> way....never with a Death Certificate.
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> This past Friday was the FIRST TIME - I had my submission rejected because
> I did not upload a Death Certificate. Maybe I have lucked out - maybe Judge
> Shaffer has never had my materials before - I don't know - but I wanted to
> just put myself out there as a warning to others. Upload a death
> certificate and just unclick the "E-File Me" button to avoid wasting $30.
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> Here I am - serving as a warning to others :)
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Laurel Brown
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