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<div>I had this situation years ago - son and daughter in law bought property from mom - and for excise tax purposes the transfer was done as a gift. No promissory note, just monthly payments to mom. When son died before the property was paid off, daughter
in law leveraged the “gift” aspect against mom to negotiate a reduction in the remaining debt. I represented mom so there was no issue of family allowance. </div>
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<div>Just a thought. </div>
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On Jun 4, 2018, at 5:23 PM, Paul Neumiller <<a href="mailto:pneumiller@hotmail.com">pneumiller@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-top:12.0pt">Listserv Mates: I have read a few materials and RCW Chapter 11.54 and I remain unclear as to the concept of a family allowance. Chapter 11.54 implies that a family allowance is used only during the probate
(“claimant’s present and reasonably anticipated future needs <i>during the pendency of any probate proceedings”)</i>.
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-top:12.0pt">So here’s my situation. I represent surviving spouse of a fairly new probate. About ten years ago, Decedent, as a single person, bought a house from her parents with only a portion down and WITH NO promissory
note or deed of trust. That’s right: no note and unsecured. Decedent marries SS/PR and they continue to make monthly payments to Decedent’s parents. Decedent dies and leaves everything (including house) to SS/PR in Will. SS/PR continues to make monthly
payments during probate. OK, we sent a notice to creditors to parents and parents submitted a Creditor’s Claim for the loan (properly filed). House assesses for about $190K and parent’s loan is about $155K. SS/PR is a salt-of-the-earth construction worker
type of guy who doesn’t earn much money. Scant other assets. A life insurance policy of $60K was used mainly for funeral expenses and medical bills. SS/PR does not deny the existence of the loan but desires to reduce/eliminate it. Can SS/PR petition the
court to wipe out all or a portion of the parent’s loan? How does this work with an unsecured loan that is due over time? Also, I cribbed off of this listserv a form for a request for family allowance and it prays for the allowance AND to close the probate.
So, are family allowances requested at the <i>end</i> of a probate? <o:p></o:p></p>
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