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<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Calibri; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Krista J. MacLaren</span><br class="" style="font-family: Calibri; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span class="" style="font-family: Calibri; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Attorney at Law</span><br class="" style="font-family: Calibri; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span class="" style="font-family: Calibri; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Northgate Executive Center II</span><br class="" style="font-family: Calibri; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span class="" style="font-family: Calibri; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">9725 3rd Ave NE, Suite 600</span><br class="" style="font-family: Calibri; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span class="" style="font-family: Calibri; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Seattle, WA 98115</span><br class="" style="font-family: Calibri; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span class="" style="font-family: Calibri; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">(206)523-6116</span><br class="" style="font-family: Calibri; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span class="" style="font-family: Calibri; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><a href="mailto:kjm.inc@mac.com" class="">kjm.inc@mac.com</a></span><br class="" style="font-family: Calibri; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br class="" style="font-family: Calibri; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span class="" style="font-family: Calibri; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">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></div>
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<br class=""><div style=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On May 18, 2017, at 11:57 AM, John J. Sullivan <<a href="mailto:sullaw@comcast.net" class="">sullaw@COMCAST.NET</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">Eric is right, Krista. </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">If the original Will is on file at the court in FL you will need an exemplified copy of the Will and its Order of Admission. RCW 11.20.090. </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">John Sullivan<br class=""><br class="">Sent from my iPhone</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><br class="">On May 18, 2017, at 10:17 AM, Eric Nelsen <<a href="mailto:Eric@sayrelawoffices.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Eric@sayrelawoffices.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Krista--Is the litigation a wrongful death claim? I'm up on court of appeals right now on the question of whether a probate in-state is needed if the decedent was domiciled in a different state, has a probate there, and the sole Washington asset is a wrongful death claim.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Short answer--there is no difference between a primary and an ancillary probate. Typically, a probate in the state of domicile is considered "primary," or the state where the most property is would be "primary," but legally speaking, the PR in each state operates completely independently from the other in terms of authority. To open an ancillary probate, you just follow the same rules as for any other probate, but it is important (I think) to disclose to the court that a probate has been opened in a different state, that the decedent is domiciled in that other state, and that this probate is opened solely for the purpose of pursuing litigation in Washington because the only asset within the state is the litigation.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Call me to discuss if you like.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Sincerely,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Eric<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Eric C. Nelsen<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">SAYRE LAW OFFICES, PLLC<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">1417 31st Ave South<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Seattle WA 98144-3909<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">phone 206-625-0092<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">fax 206-625-9040<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: red;" class="">Please Note that We Have Moved.</span></b><b class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">We have moved our Seattle office to Mount Baker Ridge (a small commercial community just above the I-90 tunnel).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">Our new address is 1417 31st Avenue South, Seattle WA 98144.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>All other contact information remains the same.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Krista MacLaren<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Thursday, May 18, 2017 9:55 AM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>wsba probate & trust<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[WSBAPT] ancillary WA probate<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Hi Folks,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">I have a PC who needs to open a WA probate for the sole purpose of pursuing litigation. The decedent had a FL will and died in FL. There may have been a probate in FL, though I am not sure yet. I am wondering, what is really the difference between a probate and an ancillary probate, in terms of how I open it? If the Will was filed or probated in FL, what do I present to the court here in terms of the Will?<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">I appreciate your guidance!<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Krista J. MacLaren<br class="">Attorney at Law<br class="">Northgate Executive Center II<br class="">9725 3rd Ave NE, Suite 600<br class="">Seattle, WA 98115<br class="">(206)523-6116<br class=""><a href="mailto:kjm.inc@mac.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">kjm.inc@mac.com</a><br class=""><br class="">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. 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