<div dir="ltr">I am in agreement with Eric's approach. Sending a short letter of explanation as to the rejection of the "claim" (though it is not a valid "claim" under RCW 11.40.070) can help prevent the estwhile creditor from continuing to hound your client (or your office) and, to the degree you might be practicing in a smaller community (which you appear to be practicing in neighboring Clallam County), serves the ancillary purpose of preserving your professional reputation.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">Best,</div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">David J. Faber</div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">Faber Feinson PLLC</div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">210 Polk Street, Suite 1</div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">Port Townsend, WA 98368<br>(360) 379-4110</div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">*** NOTICE: ATTORNEY CLIENT COMMUNICATION - PRIVILEGED & CONFIDENTIAL. This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, or believe that you have received this communication in error, please do not print, copy, retransmit, disseminate, or otherwise use the information. Also, please indicate to the sender that you have received this communication in error, and destroy the copy you received.***</span></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 8:42 AM, Amy Goertz <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:amyjgoertz@icloud.com" target="_blank">amyjgoertz@icloud.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">No - there is no “claim” to reject as it was not properly presented per 11.40.070. By rejecting the claim, the creditor may then believe that they have a right to bring suit on the rejected claim and then you have a whole new can of worms. I usually send a letter stating that the claim period has passed and they did not bring a claim, and that further action on it purported debt against the PR or decedent’s family would be reported to the proper agencies.<div><div class="m_6344769893172509706row" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:'Open Sans',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div class="m_6344769893172509706col-csm-6 m_6344769893172509706col-csm-push-6 m_6344769893172509706text-right" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-align:right;min-height:1px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;float:left;width:548.171875px"></div><div class="m_6344769893172509706col-csm-6 m_6344769893172509706col-csm-pull-6" style="box-sizing:border-box;min-height:1px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;float:left;width:548.171875px"><h4 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:5px;margin-top:5px">RCW 11.40.070<br></h4></div></div><div><br></div><br><div>
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<br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="h5"><div>On Oct 3, 2017, at 8:11 AM, Jeff Davis <<a href="mailto:jeff@bellanddavispllc.com" target="_blank">jeff@bellanddavispllc.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="m_6344769893172509706Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div><div><div><div class="h5"><div class="m_6344769893172509706WordSection1" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Listmates:<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Probate was open in early 2017. Notice to creditors was published. A collection company was provided actual notice for several known accounts. It never filed a creditors claim. However, it did send a letter to the personal representative outlining the outstanding amounts owed which where all below $300.00. The claims period has long past. Given that no creditor’s claim was filed with the court is there any need to reject the claims?<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Jeff Davis<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">W. 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