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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif"">Then why don’t other counties do it? I’m really just pointing out the seeming randomness of some of these practices. It might be an excellent idea for commissioners to check background and
death certificates, but they don’t. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">Lisa E. Schuchman<br>
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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>Mark Higgins<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 5, 2015 12:07 PM<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">those with felony convictions cannot be PRs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 11:55 AM, Lisa Schuchman <<a href="mailto:lisa@lisaschuchman.com" target="_blank">lisa@lisaschuchman.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif"">In Pierce County the commissioner does a criminal background check on petitioning PRs from the bench. Why?
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<a href="tel:206-325-2801" target="_blank">206-325-2801</a><br>
<a href="http://www.lisaschuchman.com/" target="_blank">www.lisaschuchman.com</a><br>
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Education is what you get when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get when you don’t. -Pete Seeger</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<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</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Starting probate without death certificate<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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?
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<a href="tel:253%20620%206565" target="_blank">253 620 6565</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> [<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Joyce S. 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</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:navy">Law Offices of Joyce S. Schwensen</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> [<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">cole-gilday@stanwoodlaw.net</a>; 'WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Starting probate without death certificate</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<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" target="_blank">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Starting probate without death certificate</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Snohomish County Commissioners want the death certificated presented (but not filed).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Very Truly Yours,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Robert R. Cole<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Law Office of Cole & Gilday, P.C.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">On 1/5/2015 9:06 AM, Thomas M. Culbertson wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">THOMAS M. CULBERTSON
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<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> [<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">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>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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>
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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</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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>
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