[WSBAPT] Notice to creditors - decedent died in Idaho

[Joshua McKarcher]

Hi Timothy. It would only cost you a little over $100 to publish 3x in our Lewiston Morning Tribune (Lewiston, Idaho; email Word doc to legals at lmtribune.com<mailto:legals at lmtribune.com>); the Washington caption/notice will be familiar because the Tribune is the paper of record for Asotin County, Washington, and other surrounding counties; and you'd at least have an argument that you covered your bases with respect to Idaho creditors since the domicile (apparently) was NP County at death (and I presume no probate was opened in Idaho, on which I express no opinion or advice). Best, Josh

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From: wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> On Behalf Of Timothy Lehr
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2025 9:17 AM
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Subject: [WSBAPT] Notice to creditors - decedent died in Idaho

All,

Filing probate in a county here in WA for decedent who passed away in Nez Perce County Idaho (there are WA assets to deal with and PR lives here in WA). In reading RCW 11.40.020, I don't see any requirement to publish the notice to creditors in Idaho. Am I required to publish in Nez Perce County or can I just publish in the county where probate is being opened? The statute only seems to talk about publishing in the county of decedent's death "If the decedent was a resident of the State of Washington at the time of death..." - which isn't the case here.

Thanks for any input.

Timothy C. Lehr
Attorney & Partner

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