<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div>I thought there must be a way to streamline things. Thanks for answering so quickly, everyone. And thanks for the sample petition, Dalynne.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Lovie<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Jan 19, 2016, at 2:02 PM, Josh Grant <<a href="mailto:jgrant@accima.com">jgrant@accima.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<div>I would file a joint probate of both estates.</div>
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<div style="font-color: black"><b>From:</b> <a title="lovie@sbfirm.com" href="mailto:lovie@sbfirm.com">Lovie Bernardi</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 19, 2016 1:32 PM</div>
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<div><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Father's estate never probated, Mother
dies</div></div></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Listmates,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">My client’s mother died last week. It turns out that her
father passed away last June and his estate was never probated. There is house,
in both parents’ names, a couple of bank accounts and a house full of personal
property. Client is only child, only beneficiary in the wills. Do I file dad’s
probate first, close it out after everything has been transferred and taxes
filed, etc., then file mom’s probate? Or is there an alternative that is
more expedient? First time for me with this scenario. Thanks in advance for your
suggestions.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"">Lovie L.
Bernardi</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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