[WSBAPT] Nonprobate Notice to Creditors - how to close the matter

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On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 10:11 AM Sara D. Longley <sara.longley at practus.com>
wrote:

> Hello listmates,
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> My clients opened a matter for a nonprobate Notice to Creditors under RCW
> 11.42 for a gentleman (with no surviving spouse) who arranged his estate so
> no probate was needed to transfer his assets.  The Notice Agent was duly
> appointed and the Nonprobate Notice to Creditors was published and mailed
> to DSHS, and the four-month claim period has expired with no claims filed.
> No readily ascertainable creditors were identified, as the decedent’s
> finances were managed by the Notice Agent prior to his death and all his
> bills were paid when received.
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> The statute is silent on how to close the court matter.  What do we need
> to do?  Does it just close on its own, or is there a Declaration of some
> sort that we need to file?  Do we need to wait the full two years before
> the Notice Agent resigns, just in case a creditor appears and asserts they
> were reasonably ascertainable and should have received direct notice?
>
>
>
> Assuming somebody on the list has done this before, what have you done to
> finalize the matter and get your Notice Agent off the hook after the claim
> period has expired?
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> Thanks in advance,
>
> Sara
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