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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>A minor’s parent can receive notice and approve matters on behalf of the minor. A GAL is only necessary if the parent has a conflict of interest.<o:p></o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span><a href="http://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=11.96a.120"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>http://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=11.96a.120</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>Patrick J. 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Please be further advised that, pursuant to the Bank Secrecy Act, the USA PATRIOT ACT, and similar laws, any communication in this email is subject to regulatory, supervisory, and law enforcement review.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Cyrus Field<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 14, 2017 3:27 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv' <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] notice to minor of probate<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Folks- I will likely be filing a petition to probate a Will on behalf of surviving spouse. Spouse and trustee of deceased H’s trust are the sole beneficiaries of probate assets. The rub is that H’s minor grandchildren, thru a previous relationship, may be beneficiaries of an IRA. As such, I need to list them in the Petition and give them legal notice. My questions are:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='color:#1F497D;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>As minors can I list them by name (The Wa Probate Deskbook says that you shouldn’t per GR 31 but I don’t see that prohibition in the current rule)?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='color:#1F497D;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Do I have to have to appoint a GAL on the minors’ behalf to deal with this non-probate asset?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Surprisingly, this issue hasn’t come up before for me and any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Cy<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 style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>Cyrus W. 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