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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;color:#1F497D'>One place to look – try the Nonprobate creditor claims procedure. RCW 11.42.20 nonprobate notice for a notice agent to give creditors.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Richard Wills explains this in his Washington Probate website – thanks Richard!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><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"'> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>amanda_wilson@olypenlawoffices.com<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 23, 2015 1:25 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv<br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Decedent's Estate Might be Sued<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>This is my first time encountering this, though I am sure it will be far from the last.<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'>Husband is coming in today. His wife died recently in a car accident where she is at fault. They have Wills and a Community Property Agreement. They have not been sued, as yet.<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'>The husband will want to not open a Probate, because he has a Community Property Agreement. I just need to know if there is any reason we have to open a Probate or if it would be advantageous to do so for any reason.<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'>One thought comes to mind (love it when that happens): If the other party sues, they will either serve the husband or the insurance company if the lawyers at the insurance company are representing him (am I right?), but if they are suing her estate, they might open a Probate from her estate as a creditor (am I right?), and then the husband would still be PR over all of their community property which is everything (am I right?). Also, I don't think there is anyway to make this "known creditor" follow the thirty day special notice rule, right?<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'>Any discussion from the group would be appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'>Amanda<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"monotype corsiva","serif"'>Amanda M. Wilson, esq.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"monotype corsiva","serif"'> </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'>Olympic Peninsula Law Offices, LLC<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'>219 W Patison St.<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'>Port Hadlock, WA 98339<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'>(360)437-4172 office<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'>(206)331-7851 cell phone<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'><em>"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." ~ Maya Angelou</em><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>