[WSBAPT] Curious sale of house without probate

[Brent Williams-Ruth]

I don’t know but i do know that real estate agents love to give legal advice that it outside their wheelhouse. whether it can happen is different than whether it should. 

When it comes to the practice of law - if there is no statute or case in point i advise my clients of the following: those who operate outside the rule of law have a hard time being protected by it. 

When i encounter situations like this I simply make sure all my communication and advice is documented to protect myself. 

Brent Williams-Ruth 
Attorney-At-Law

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> On Sep 29, 2021, at 10:55 AM, Karl Flaccus <Karl at flaccuslaw.com> wrote:
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> 
> We represent a beneficiary of an estate that goes not as per the intestacy statute, that is, the will leaves everything to the kids and the grandkids.  The house is on the market and supposedly has a buyer, without probate being opened. The realtor says, “I’ve done this before” (i.e. sell a house “following the will” without a probate where “everyone signs off on it”).  The unappointed out of state PR says he has no intention of opening a probate and will follow his realtor’s advice.  Apparently the title insurance company will do this if everyone indemnifies them.  
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> There are obvious liability issues, creditor claim issues, etc.
>  
> Is this a new thing that is happening?
>  
> Thanks.  
>  
> Karl
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