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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>See RCW 11.62. estate must be under $100,000.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Eden Rubenstein Toner</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Attorney at Law</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>1600-B SW Dash Point Road, #163</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Federal Way, WA 98023</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>phone 206-953-4485</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> IMPORTANT: This e-mail message (and any attachments accompanying it) is intended to be confidential, only for the use of the intended recipient(s). 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My email is not encrypted; if you have sensitive information to transmit, please contact me before sending.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><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>Brent Williams-Ruth<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 16, 2017 1:25 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv<br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Small Estate Affidavit<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Happy Friday Listmates - <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I have my first PC that would qualify for a Small Estate Affidavit but upon reading up, I am curious as to whether or not it would work. Decedent is father to two adult children, spouse preceded him in death long ago, has no bills as he paid cash for everything. Only asset, as he lived with one of his two children, is a savings account that has approximately $35,000. Everything that I am reading that relates to bank accounts is for account value of $2,500 or less. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Am I missing something or will they be required to get letters of administration because of the higher value?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for the guidance. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Brent<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p><b>Brent Williams-Ruth</b> <br><i>Founding Member</i><o:p></o:p></p><p><b>BWR Consulting, PLLC</b><o:p></o:p></p><p>Phone:<span style='color:#004080'> </span>(425) 830-5134<o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="mailto:brent@bwrconsults.com" target="_blank">e-mail</a> / <a href="http://www.bwrconsults.com" target="_blank">website</a> /<span style='font-size:9.5pt'> </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/bwrconsults" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>facebook</span></a><span style='font-size:9.5pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>