<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1444760194366_25365"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1444760194366_25437">Good Afternoon Everyone,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1444760194366_25365"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1444760194366_25365" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1444760194366_25439">I know that dealing with large banks and estates can be difficult. I went through the archives for the last year, but didn't find anything regarding co-administrators/personal representatives.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1444760194366_25365"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1444760194366_25365" dir="ltr">The situation is 2 clients (the only living children of the decedent) who are Co-Administrators on a probate. They have been trying to close the decedent's multiple local bank accounts with no success. Besides having to explain what letters of administration are, the banks seem unwilling to close the accounts without both co-administrators being present because they can't confirm the out of state administrator's identity. One administrator is here in Olympia, but the other is located in SC and doesn't want the sibling here to act alone. I have made several suggestions of how they can verify the out of state co-administrator's identity, but they are still not willing to cooperate.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1444760194366_25365" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1444760194366_25365" dir="ltr">Any suggestions on how to close these accounts. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1444760194366_25365" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1444760194366_25365" dir="ltr">Also, here are a couple of questions: </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1444760194366_25365" dir="ltr">- When there are two names on the letters of administration or testamentary, do you use "and" or "or" between their names? </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1444760194366_25365" dir="ltr">- And if using "or", do they have equal and separate powers as Co-Trustees have?</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1444760194366_25365" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1444760194366_25365" dir="ltr">I've never had a problem with local banks, but it has been a while since I've had an out of state probate client.<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1444760194366_25365" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1444760194366_25365" dir="ltr">I would appreciate your thoughts on this situation.</div><div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1444760194366_25363"> </div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1444760194366_25299"><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1444760194366_25298"><span style="color:rgb(64, 64, 255);"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-family:Bookman Old Style;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></span></span></span></span></span></span><span id="yiv1927052471yui_3_7_2_14_1366216799516_50" style="COLOR:rgb(64,64,255);"><span style="FONT-SIZE:18px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1444760194366_25527"><span class="yiv1927052471yui_3_7_2_19_1365712306619_69 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