[WSBAPT] King County Superior Court Probate calendars

[Dalynne Singleton]

My complaint for the day - I have noted 7 hearings for the next 4 weeks when the availability calendar of King County Superior Court probate docket indicates availability.
I get no notice from the clerk's office to the contrary, so I assume, I am on the calendar.  I give more than 14 days required notice to all parties.

Today, I reviewed the 3 that were set for hearing 4/12/22 and reached out to the ex parte clerk and indicated to please have my 3 in the same courtroom.

She said, only 1 of your cases is on that calendar and since there is already 15 (1 more than allowed), pick another date.  WELL, no notice of not getting on this calendar from clerk and when I look at other dates, there are so few left before 4/20/22 when the statute of limitations will run in the tort litigation...  clerk indicated, even if I pick a date that shows availability, there is no guarantee I will get this new date either.  I have to give another 14 days' notice of this new hearing date to pro se people.  Since I didn't get notice my 2 were not on the 4/12/22 calendar, doesn't sound promising.  This is going to push me and others to file intervention probates w/o hearing if this continues which creates more work for me as attorney and costs the clients more money for intervention proceedings.

So frustrating but this is not a very workable way to set hearings.  Are the clerks that far behind in reviewing what was filed, putting the dates and causes on the calendars and updating the availability tool?
Anyone else having these same issues?

Dalynne Singleton
Gourley Law Group
Snohomish Escrow
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