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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Somewhat off your particular question but in Snohomish County they will always ask for a death certificate and often, if the decedent was married but widowed, they will ask for some form of proof that the spouse is deceased and not one with preference to serve as PR. The level of proof for the latter is usually far lower than that required for the decedent. We often just redact the few bits of sensitive information or file the death certificate under seal. GGG<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>G. Geoffrey Gibbs | Anderson Hunter Law Firm</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'> <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>2707 Colby Avenue | Everett, WA 98201</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Phone: (425) 252-5161 | Fax: (425) 258-3345</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:ggibbs@andersonhunterlaw.com"><span style='color:blue'>ggibbs@andersonhunterlaw.com</span></a> / <a href="http://www.andersonhunterlaw.com/">www.andersonhunterlaw.com</a></span><span style='color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=143 height=45 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D18A78.DAF60580" alt="Description: Description: AH Color Large-no-tag"></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>This email message may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized use is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.</span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";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>Krista MacLaren<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 30, 2016 11:33 AM<br><b>To:</b> wsba probate & trust<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Death certificate required in King County?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Yes, but they do not always ask for it.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Krista J. MacLaren<br>Attorney at Law<br>Northgate Executive Center II<br>9725 3rd Ave NE, Suite 600<br>Seattle, WA 98115<br>(206)523-6116<br><a href="mailto:kjm.inc@mac.com">kjm.inc@mac.com</a><br><br>Please note, as with most email providers, Mac does not encrypt email messages. Accordingly, the confidentiality of messages sent to this address cannot be assured. This e-mail is intended for viewing only by the individual or entity to whom its content is addressed, and it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you received this email in error, please honor the privacy of the intended recipient: reply to the sender regarding the error and delete the message. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mar 30, 2016, at 11:20 AM, Adria Vondra <<a href="mailto:avondra75@gmail.com">avondra75@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Is the death certificate required in King County to open probate?<br clear=all><br>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Adria Vondra<br>Attorney at Law<br>Vondra Law Firm, PLLC<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>15600 Redmond Way, Ste 201<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Redmond, WA 98052<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:avondra@vondralawfirm.com" target="_blank">avondra@vondralawfirm.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>WSBAPT mailing list<br><a href="mailto:WSBAPT@lists.wsbarppt.com">WSBAPT@lists.wsbarppt.com</a><br><a href="http://mailman.fsr.com/mailman/listinfo/wsbapt">http://mailman.fsr.com/mailman/listinfo/wsbapt</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>