<div dir="ltr"><div><div>I, too, am representing a creditor with a claim against the estate in a somewhat similar situation. In the beginning, a probate was not opened, and there were rumors of a trust. So we had planned on opening a probate as a creditor to resolve the issue. All my research pointed to that being the best method. Suing the trust seemed to be more work and more problematic, but then the decedent's heirs opened a probate themselves admitting the pour over will and publishing notice, so made my life easier, since now I can just present the claim in the probate. <br><br></div>I think opening the probate as a creditor might be a good option especially if you can't find information on the trust/trustee. Please do share what you end up finding out and the course of action you take for future reference. <br><br></div>Setareh <br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 2:18 PM, Marcus Fry <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mfry@lyon-law.com" target="_blank">mfry@lyon-law.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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<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Creditor's Claim Against an Estate Passing Through a Revocable Living Trust<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div class="h5">
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I have a quick question that is more procedural than it is legal. Potential client is a creditor against a decedent's estate. Decedent's assets were held in a revocable living trust.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am familiar with RCW Ch. 11.42, which is the creditor claims procedure for nonprobate assets. I understand that, to make a creditor's claim against an estate passing without probate, I follow the same procedure as when filing a creditor's
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<p class="MsoNormal">Here is my question, however: <b><i>what is the procedure for making a creditor's claim against a trustee of a revocable living trust?</i></b> RCW Ch. 11.42 describes the "notice agent" as the person who followed a creditor's claim procedure
or who gave an oath in a court matter to be the notice agent. In my case, I do not believe the trustee filed a notice to creditors. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The specific question, therefore, i, <b><i>if I can find out who the trustee is, do I simply follow standard creditor's claim procedures and mail the creditor's claim to him/her?</i></b> Am I missing any nuances that are different when
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