<div dir="ltr">Question, with PRs ability to pick and choose who gets what, it may be difficult for a creditor of beneficiary to attach or garnish specific items? I have never had a situation that interfered with the probate process, but always was attached at the time of distribution. Am I missing something?</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 8:34 AM, Craig Liebler <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cliebler@licbs.com" target="_blank">cliebler@licbs.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Title to property vests upon death subject to estate administration. As such an interest of an heir is vested ab initio and therefore subject to attachment etc. Although the final interest may not be determinable
until administration is over, the interest remains attachable in the hands of the PR.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">I have had the State garnish/attach interests of heirs for child support obligations numerous times, and advise my PR’s of above and to clear attachments when closing an estate, of course with notice to the heir
throughout. Garnishment is just one form for attachment but I believe available to any judgment creditor of heir.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">My 2 cents. Craig L.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul Neumiller<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 04, 2014 3:05 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Garnishment Served on Personal Representative<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Roger, your attachment didn’t come through.
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Roger Hawkes<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 4, 2014 10:55 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Garnishment Served on Personal Representative<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Attachment is probably the creditor’s remedy. Anything can be attached and sold at a sheriff’s sale, even inchoate rights.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Roger Hawkes, WSBA # 5173<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Eric Nelsen [<a href="mailto:Eric@sayrelawoffices.com" target="_blank">mailto:Eric@sayrelawoffices.com</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 03, 2014 4:48 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Garnishment Served on Personal Representative<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">My position has been that an heir has only an inchoate right to inherit a share of the net residue of the estate, and it does not ripen into a garnish-able interest until the estate is essentially complete, fully
liquid, and ready to distribute. Since that is at the discretion of the PR, the timing of the garnishment is very difficult--it's tough to catch the PR at just the right moment. But not everyone agrees with me.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">I represented a PR back in 2002 where we received a garnishment on an heir's interest. Attached is a redacted copy of the narrative that I attached to the Answer to the garnishment. The collection agency that
handled it was Management Solutions, Inc., in Woodinville, a gentleman by the name of Daryl Deede who I think is retired now but his company may still be in business. He had some arguments as to why his garnishment was effective, and he presented me with some
pages of legal justification that he clearly had put together as a form – he must have used it many times. The PR elected to compromise the garnishment rather than going to court, and the Estate paid I think a portion of the amount due to the judgment creditor.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">You might Google Management Solutions Inc. or Daryl Deede and contact them--they surely have a different opinion on garnishing PRs than I do. I remember Mr. Deede being quite friendly, and he or his successors
might be willing to pass on their legal argument as to why a garnishment against a PR might be effective.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d">Sincerely,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d">Eric<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d">Eric C. Nelsen<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Has anyone dealt with a Writ of Garnishment served on the PR by a claimant who is owed money by an heir of the estate? RCW 6.27.050 allows garnishment of an executor for money due from
a decedent to a defendant – but was this meant to apply to the inheritance an heir is to receive from the decedent? What if there is no cash in the estate at the time the garnishment was served, only real property.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Any insight would be greatly appreciated.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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