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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""> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com]
<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<O:P/></SPAN></P>
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<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
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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""> Andrew Hay [<A href="mailto:andrewhay@washingtonlaw.net">mailto:andrewhay@washingtonlaw.net</A>]
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<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/></SPAN></P>
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<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/></SPAN></P>
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