<div dir="ltr"><div>I agree with everything Eric said. If PR/estate has an attorney, I would contact the attorney first as a courtesy. <br><br></div>Setareh <br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Apr 3, 2016 at 3:21 PM, Eric Nelsen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Eric@sayrelawoffices.com" target="_blank">Eric@sayrelawoffices.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Heck yeah--use
<a href="http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.68&full=true#11.68.065" target="_blank">RCW 11.68.065</a> and
<a href="http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.48.010" target="_blank">RCW 11.48.010</a> to demand a report of affairs and explanation why probate isn't being closed "as rapidly and as quickly as possible", file it as a TEDRA petition and request as relief an order
requiring PR to deliver a full accounting or in the alternative close the estate within thirty (30) days. (Assuming of course that your client has enough information to be sure that an accounting is not really needed, and the only need is to force distribution.)
Consider whether it's necessary to measure some damages due to delay (damages relating to PR's breach of fiduciary duty under RCW 11.48.010, so would be judgment against the PR personally), and whether should request payment of attorney fees under
<a href="http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.96A.150" target="_blank">RCW 11.96A.150</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Eric<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Eric C. Nelsen<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael Atkins<span class=""><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 01, 2016 5:10 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> PROBATE -REAL PROP SECTION<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Close a probate -King County<u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:blue">Simple probate opened three years ago - all assets collected, real estate sold and debts paid - two heirs, PR and her sister - PR mad at sister and will not close estate.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:blue">Can sister Motion to force closure? <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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