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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">RCW 4.08.060. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">RCW 11.96A.160.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#333300">Marsha C. Hudson</span></b><span style="color:#333300"><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333300">Attorney at Law #23330<br>773 N 75th St<br>Seattle, WA 98103<br>Telephone: (206) 297-3933<br></span><span style="color:#333300"><a href="mailto:marsha@griffyn.us"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333300">marsha@griffyn.us</span></a><br><br></span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333300">Life's most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others? -</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333300"> Martin Luther King, Jr.<br><br>This e-mail may contain information that is protected by attorney-client, work product and/or other privileges. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, use, or reliance upon its contents is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please contact me immediately and return the email by forwarding it to this office at <u><a href="mailto:marsha@griffyn.us"><span style="color:#333300">marsha@griffyn.us</span></a></u> and then deleting the e-mail.<br></span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Webdings;color:#333300">P</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333300"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#333300">Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail</span><span style="color:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></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> [mailto:<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>James B. Dolan<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 03, 2015 2:37 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv'<br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Probate GAL for Minor Beneficiary?</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Can anyone point me to the rule or statute regarding the need for appointment of a probate GAL for a minor Beneficiary?</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Personal Rep is petitioning the court to redirect payable on death (to the minor child) assets to the minor trust (for the benefit of the same minor child) he created in his LWT.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Our legal basis is (1) abatement and (2) mistake.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">I believe that a GAL is appropriate, but I am having trouble finding the applicable SPR rule or RCW.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Anyone still online this afternoon?</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Jim Dolan</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d">===================</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d">Jones Butler Dolan, PS</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d"><a href="http://www.jbdolan.com">www.jbdolan.com</a></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d"><a href="http://www.jonesbutlerdolan.com">www.jonesbutlerdolan.com</a></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d"><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d">Mount Vernon</span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d">P.O. Box 2784</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d">720 South Main Street</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d">Suite 233</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d">Mount Vernon, WA 98273</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d">Telephone: 360-336-2939</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d">Facsimile: 360-336-2949</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d">Stanwood</span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d"><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d">P.O. Box 458</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d">10027 - 269th Place NW (SR 532)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d">Stanwood, WA 98292</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d">Telephone: 360-629-3833</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d">Facsimile: 360-629-6253</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="color:#1f497d"><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>