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<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>Rebecca King<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 28, 2016 9:16 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] King County - Certified Death Certificate Required?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">In my experience, a copy should work fine Krista. If you are an attorney that they see in front of them on a pretty regular basis, the Commissioners trust
that you have done your due diligence to make sure you are opening a probate for someone that is truly dead.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold";color:black">Rebecca King<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, November 27, 2016 8:21 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] King County - Certified Death Certificate Required?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Can anyone tell me with certainty whether a (not very good) photocopy of a death certificate will suffice to open a probate in King County, or if a certified copy is required?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Krista<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Krista J. MacLaren<br>
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