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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Under RCW 11.62.005, a “successor” is a person who is entitled to the claimed property.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Under RCW 11.62.010 the claiming successor is either personally entitled to full payment or delivery of the property, or, is entitled to full payment on behalf and with written authority of all other successors who have an interest therein.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My question is whether a trustee can legitimately claim that he is entitled to full payment of the property when the pour-over will pours everything into the trust. This is a relatively large estate with every asset being held in the trust except one bank account with $5,000. There are 35 beneficiaries who would have to give written authority if I can’t legitimately state that the trustee is entitled to full payment of this $5,000 bank account that needs to get transferred to the trust.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mary L. Stone, Inc., P.S.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>P.O. Box 623<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Friday Harbor, WA 98250<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>360-378-6778<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>866-309-2611 Fax<span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:mlstone@rockisland.com">mlstone@rockisland.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This message is confidential, is protected by the attorney-client privilege and other privileges, and is intended for the exclusive use of the listed recipient(s). If you have received this message in error, please so indicate in a reply message to the sender and delete the contents of this message. Any reproduction, use, or retransmission of this message, other than as specified above, is prohibited.<span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>