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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I was asked for it the last time I opened a probate in King County. I didn’t have it, and was able to open the probate anyway, but in the future I’m going to try to have it before going to court.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Eden Rubenstein Toner</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Attorney at Law</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>1600-B SW Dash Point Road, #163</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Federal Way, WA 98023</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>phone 206-953-4485<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>attorneytoner@earthlink.net</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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"'> Andrew Hay [mailto:andrewhay@washingtonlaw.net] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 31, 2014 2:31 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv<br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Starting probate without death certificate<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hello Listmates<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I have a case where a lady is in her last days and has a closing pending. If she does not survive to closing I may have to open a probate before the death certificate is available. Has anyone had similar problem?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif";color:black'>Andrew Hay<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif";color:black'>Hay & Swann PLLC</span></b><span style='font-family:"Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif";color:black'>201 South 34th Street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif";color:black'>Tacoma, WA 98418<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif";color:black'>Phone: (253) 272-2400<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif";color:black'>Fax: (253) 267-8947<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.washingtonlaw.net/"><span style='color:black'>www.washingtonlaw.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>THIS IS A CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION AND IS INTENDED FOR THE DESIGNATED RECIPIENT ONLY. 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