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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>See also RCW 11.96A.090: </span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>(2) A judicial proceeding under this title must be commenced as a new action.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>This was a 2013 change that deleted the language allowing a TEDRA proceeding to be brought in the probate:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>(2) A judicial proceeding under this title ((<s>may</s>)) <u>must</u> be commenced as a<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>new action ((<s>or as an action incidental to an existing judicial proceeding relating<o:p></o:p></s></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><s><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>to the same trust or estate or nonprobate asset</span></s><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>)).</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Lenard L. Wittlake, PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Attorney & Counselor at Law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>22 E. Poplar Street, Suite 200<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>P.O. Box 1233<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Walla Walla, WA 99362<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>(509) 529-1529 voice<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>(509) 850-3515 fax<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:LWLaw@my180.net"><span style='color:blue'>LWLaw@my180.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.lwattorney.com"><span style='color:blue'>www.lwattorney.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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><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>G. (Gus) Benjamin Lindsey III<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 30, 2015 11:56 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Rejected creditor's claim and sue PR<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Nope, it’s a separate cause of action from the probate with the Personal Representative as the defendant.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>See <i>Schluneger v. Seattle First Nat'l Bank</i>, 48 Wn.2d 188 (1956) and the cases that cite it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>G. (Gus) Benjamin Lindsey III<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Attorney-at-Law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=120 height=99 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01D11310.7EC79AB0"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The Law Office of G. Benjamin Lindsey III<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>2012 Grade Road, Suite 202<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Lake Stevens, WA 98258<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Phone: (425) 263-9585<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>website: <a href="http://www.gbl3law.com/"><span style='color:blue'>www.gbl3law.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Employment/Labor Law Construction Law Civil Litigation Estate Planning Probate <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Business Law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: This e-mail message contains information belonging to The Law Office of G. Benjamin Lindsey III, which may be privileged, confidential and/or protected from disclosure. The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you think that you have received this message in error, please contact the sender. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying is strictly prohibited<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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><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>Dalynne Singleton<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 30, 2015 11:41 AM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv<br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Rejected creditor's claim and sue PR<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I rejected a creditor’s claim and provided the rejection to the creditor.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The statute says – must sue Administrator within 30 days.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:red'>My question is this: Would this be a suit filed within the probate in the form of TEDRA? If yes, then fees/costs for defending against creditor would be awarded to the Administrator?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I anticipate this creditor who is an attorney of the decedent’s father to claim fees incurred by the father to attempt to settle on behalf of the deceased son. Problem with claim is father/attorney did not open Estate of deceased son and father was felon so not eligible to serve as Administration. I was hired by mother of deceased son to open probate, appoint her as Administrator and settle wrongful death and tortfeasor claims, which I did. Now father’s attorney wants fees for work he did before Estate was opened – claiming 1/3 of one of the settlements with tortfeasor’s insurer. My argument against claim is (1) he did not represent Estate and did not have authority to make claim/settle; (2) his fees should be paid by his client, father. His client was not the Estate. This attorney has created more work in the Estate defending his claims, which the mother has been paying my fees.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My research says he did not incur fees on behalf of the Estate so they should not be paid by the Estate.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#660033'>Dalynne Singleton</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=220 height=151 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D11310.7EC79AB0" alt="SingletonLawGD27aR04aP02ZL-Johnson4a_mdm"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Californian;color:#660033'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#660033'>3215 NW Lowell Street, #161<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#660033'>Silverdale, WA 98383<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#660033'>Phone: 360-329-4079<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#660033'>Fax: 360-443-1259<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#660033'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:dalynne@singletonlawgroup.net"><span style='color:#660033'>dalynne@singletonlawgroup.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#660033'>Web: <a href="http://www.singletonlawgroup.net/"><span style='color:#660033'>www.singletonlawgroup.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#660033'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Californian;color:#660033'>LICENSED IN WASHINGTON AND OREGON</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Californian;color:#660033'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#660033'>IMPORTANT/CONFIDENTIAL: This e-mail message (and any attachments accompanying it) may contain confidential information, including information protected by attorney-client privilege. 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