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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:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D'>I would presume that a criminal background check is being done by a commissioner who is taking the court’s watchdog role seriously and plans to take judicial notice of any convictions of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude that might disqualify the PR from serving in the first place.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>Tara M. Roberts<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>Puget Sound Law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>roberts@pugetsoundlaw.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><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:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>******************************<br>The information contained in this email may be privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. 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Thank you.<br>******************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",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>Lisa Schuchman<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 05, 2015 11:55 AM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv<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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:windowtext'>In Pierce County the commissioner does a criminal background check on petitioning PRs from the bench. Why? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>Lisa E. Schuchman<br>206-325-2801<br><a href="http://www.lisaschuchman.com/" target="_blank">www.lisaschuchman.com</a><br><br>Education is what you get when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get when you don’t. -Pete Seeger</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>NOTE: I do not use encrypted email. Messages sent to or from my office via email are not secure and may not be protected by attorney-client privilege. This email address is not monitored at all times. If your matter is urgent, please phone my office during regular business hours. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>Any tax advice included in this document and its attachments was not intended or written to be used, and it cannot be used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Webdings;color:green;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>P</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:green;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'> </span><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#008100;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>Please consider the trees before printing this document</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:windowtext'><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 style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:windowtext;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:windowtext;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'> <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>Peterson, Eileen<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 5, 2015 11:40 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:Joyce@Schwensenlaw.com">Joyce@Schwensenlaw.com</a>; WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv<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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book";color:#1F497D'>I’m very unclear why any of this happening. Presumably, the Petition (sworn under oath) indicates the date of death. I don’t think that it is required, but for some reason the Court is exercising its discretion – but why? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5F6062;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>Eileen S. 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Schwensen<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 05, 2015 11:32 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv'<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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Yup. That is what I’ve been asked to do by the commissioner in King County on several occasions.<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'>Joyce<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-other'><b><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:navy;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>Law Offices of Joyce S. Schwensen<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:navy;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>6814 Greenwood Ave. N.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'> <br></span><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:navy;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>Seattle, WA 98103</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'> <br></span><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:navy;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>Tel: (206) 367-1065</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'> <br></span><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:navy;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>Fax: (206) </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><a href="mailto:781-7014Joyce@Schwensenlaw.com"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:navy;text-decoration:none'>781-7014</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><a href="mailto:Joyce@Schwensenlaw.com"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:navy;text-decoration:none'>Joyce@Schwensenlaw.com</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:navy;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:navy;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><a href="http://www.schwensenlaw.com/"><span style='color:navy;text-decoration:none'>www.SchwensenLaw.com</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#002060;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:navy;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: </span></i></b><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><br></span></i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>This communication (including any attachments) is confidential and may contain legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient or believe that you may have received this communication in error, please delete this communication from your computer and do not retransmit, copy, print or otherwise disseminate this communication.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP:<br></span></i></b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>This e-mail does not in any way intend to provide legal advice to be relied upon by any recipient and does not create any duty or obligation for legal representation on behalf of the sender or the Law Offices of Joyce S. Schwensen on behalf of the recipient of this e-mail without a written engagement agreement.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;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 #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:windowtext;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:windowtext;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'> <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>Paul Neumiller<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 05, 2015 10:58 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:cole-gilday@stanwoodlaw.net">cole-gilday@stanwoodlaw.net</a>; 'WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv'<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><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-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-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'> <a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <a href="mailto:[mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com]">[mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert R. Cole<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 5, 2015 10:27 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a><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;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-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 border=0 width=327 height=2 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01D028DF.D7AB7320"><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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