<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Krista- <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I just had a situation in which I needed to get an original will, that had been filed as a will-only filing, in front of the commissioner so I could open probate! I got a lot of great advice from this listserv. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Here is what I recommend, based on my experience:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">1. Prepare all your documents to open probate, as usual (I included a paragraph in the petition explaining that the will was previously filed and would be brought by records to the courtroom as set forth below);</div><div class="">2. Call the Clerk’s office a day or two before and warn them that you will be coming on x date and will need to have an original will brought to ex parte;</div><div class="">3. Arrive at the Clerk’s office, explain to the clerk that you called in advance and will need to have an original will that was filed as such brought down to ex parte;</div><div class="">4. Pay to open the case and for letters, stamp the case number on everything;</div><div class="">5. Head over to Records (other side of clerk’s office) and tell them that you need a will brought down to ex parte and that you called ahead;</div><div class="">6. Go to ex parte, tell the in-court clerk what’s happening and give her the rest of the pleadings for the commissioner;</div><div class="">7. Wait in ex parte for records to bring the will down to the in-court clerk.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">After that, proceed as usual. Hope it goes smoothly!</div><div class=""><br class=""><div apple-content-edited="true" class="">
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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Apr 18, 2016, at 1:14 PM, Krista MacLaren <<a href="mailto:kjm.inc@mac.com" class="">kjm.inc@mac.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi Folks,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I recently filed a will in King County because probate was not going to be opened, and now we need to open probate. I am not sure of the logistics of what extra information should be in my petition, and how I get the Will from the court and in front of the commissioner at the time of the hearing (we have to give notice to a sibling).</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Your experience would be of great help!</div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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