<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Christopher:<div><br></div><div>I would probably make a reasonable search. Try to find which Attorney inherited the files. Can you read the witness names? </div><div><br></div><div>Have the beneficiaries enter into a TEDRA agreement waiving the requirement of an affidavit/declaration and accept the signatures as sufficient. </div><div><br></div><div>And if that’s not enough just go intestate, since it doesn’t matter. </div><div><br></div><div>John Sullivan<br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature">Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Jan 21, 2018, at 1:48 PM, Christopher Small <<a href="mailto:chris@cmslawfirm.com">chris@cmslawfirm.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Thoughts on how to proceed? Don’t think I’m going to be able to track down witnesses from 50 years ago.<div><br></div><div>Thankfully whether testate or intestate asset distribution is the same.<br><br>Thanks in advance for your help!<br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Christopher Small<br></span></div></div><div><a href="http://cmslawfirm.com/" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">CMS Law Firm LLC</font></a></div><div><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0/1" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="address" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0/1" style="-webkit-text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">150 Lake St. S., Suite 218</font></a></div><div><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0/1" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="address" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0/1" style="-webkit-text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">Kirkland, WA 98033</font></a></div><div><a href="tel:206.659.1512" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0/2" style="-webkit-text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">206.659.1512</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Legal stuff I have to put in... <i>To ensure compliance with Treasury Department and IRS regulations, we inform you that, unless expressly indicated otherwise, any federal tax advice contained in this communication (including any attachments) is not intended or written by CMS Law Firm LLC to be used, and cannot be used by the taxpayer, for the purpose of: (i) avoiding penalties that may be imposed on the taxpayer under the Internal Revenue Code; or (ii) promoting, marketing, or recommending to another party any transaction or matter addressed herein (or any attachments).</i></span></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>WSBAPT mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:WSBAPT@lists.wsbarppt.com">WSBAPT@lists.wsbarppt.com</a></span><br><span><a href="http://mailman.fsr.com/mailman/listinfo/wsbapt">http://mailman.fsr.com/mailman/listinfo/wsbapt</a></span></div></blockquote></div></body></html>