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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white 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 am curious. How does one “present” something to the court but not “file” it? Hold it up for the judge and say “looky here?” Hand it up to the judge and then get it back?<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><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:white;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><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 #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert R. Cole<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 5, 2015 10:27 AM<br><b>To:</b> wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Starting probate without death certificate<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Snohomish County Commissioners want the death certificated presented (but not filed).<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Very Truly Yours,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Robert R. Cole<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Law Office of Cole & Gilday, P.C. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif;color:red'>PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED FROM DECEMBER 20, 2014 THROUGH JANUARY 4, 2015.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i> </i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>10101 - 270th St. NW <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>P.O. Box 249 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Stanwood, WA 98292 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(360) 629-2900 (Telephone) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(360) 629-0220 (Fax) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This message contains confidential and privileged information that is intended only for the named recipient(s). Unless you are the named recipient or authorized agent thereof, you are prohibited from reading, copying, distributing or otherwise disseminating such information. If you receive this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><span style='position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>On 1/5/2015 9:06 AM, Thomas M. Culbertson wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Looks like King County may be the only one where the question is even asked. Don’t forget you can file in any county, generally by mail, so if you anticipate problems locally, file somewhere else.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><img width=327 height=2 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01D028D6.69B709A0"><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>THOMAS M. CULBERTSON </span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Lukins & Annis, PS</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>717 W. Sprague Ave, Suite 1600, Spokane, WA 99201</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>(509) 455-9555</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> I </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> fax (509) 363-2500</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> I </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:tculbertson@lukins.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>tculbertson@lukins.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></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'> <a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> [<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Eden Rubenstein Toner<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 02, 2015 1:27 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Starting probate without death certificate</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Andalus",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Eden Rubenstein Toner</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Andalus",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Attorney at Law</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Andalus",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>1600-B SW Dash Point Road, #163</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Andalus",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Federal Way, WA 98023</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Andalus",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>phone 206-953-4485</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Andalus",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><a href="mailto:attorneytoner@earthlink.net">attorneytoner@earthlink.net</a></span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></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 [<a href="mailto:andrewhay@washingtonlaw.net">mailto:andrewhay@washingtonlaw.net</a>] <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</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hello Listmates</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>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?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Andrew Hay</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Hay & Swann PLLC</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>201 South 34th Street<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tacoma, WA 98418<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone: (253) 272-2400<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fax: (253) 267-8947<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.washingtonlaw.net/"><span style='color:black'>www.washingtonlaw.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>THIS IS A CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION AND IS INTENDED FOR THE DESIGNATED RECIPIENT ONLY. 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