[WSBAPT] Pierce County probate questions

Wed Oct 8 10:49:12 PDT 2025

Wow! There are courts that run background checks???  That makes total
sense, but I've never heard of that. Not the practice in Island...

*Sarah O’Farrell McCarthy*

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On Wed, Oct 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM deborah at neillaw.com <deborah at neillaw.com>
wrote:

> Sara,
>
> How would your court run a background check without the proposed
> administrator’s birthdate?
>
> *Deborah Jameson*| Attorney | Neil & Neil, P.S.
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> On Oct 8, 2025, at 9:42 AM, Sara Longley <slongley at pnwtaxlaw.com> wrote:
>
> A note of sincere thanks to the folks who reached out to me yesterday, and
> a helpful hint for any other first-time Pierce County probate filers out
> there:
>
> *Pierce County requires that the Petition for Probate include the date of
> birth of the person seeking appointment as Personal Representative.  If you
> do not include it, your petition will be rejected.*
>
> This rule appears nowhere in the local rules, court website, or anywhere
> else that I could find.  You just have to know.
>
> Best,
> Sara
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> *Subject:* [WSBAPT] Pierce County probate questions
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> Hello lovely listmates,
>
> I have a client seeking to be appointed Successor PR in an ongoing probate
> in Pierce County — this is my first time in many years practicing in
> Pierce, though I do have a LINX account.  (I've been practicing in King for
> over 15 years.)
>
> I filed what I thought was a completely adequate Petition, Oath, and
> supporting declarations from all the other beneficiaries, but this morning
> I received a denial.
>
> If there is someone who regularly practices there who could spare a few
> minutes to answer my newbie questions I would be incredibly grateful.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Sara
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