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<div style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:12.8px">For improperly presented creditor claims, is formal rejection necessary? RCW 11.40.080(1) requires the personal representative to reject or allow a claim " in the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070." We've got two separate instances where claimants either failed to file the claim with the court or the claimant failed to serve or mail the claim on the PR/PR's attorney.<span> And on both of these the <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">claimants were known, provided notice, and publication was made per statute</span>

</span><br></div><div style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:12.8px">When the PR rejects a properly presented claim, the claimant has an opportunity to object to the rejection. <i>Cloud v. Summers</i> makes it clear that claimants must strictly adhere to the statute when presenting the claim.<span> </span><br></div><div style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:12.8px">I understand the PR's duty is to reject or accept "properly presented" claims.</div><div style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">This raises an interesting question: if you reject an improperly presented claim, does this provide the claimant with the opportunity to object? Or is it better practice to ignore the improperly presented claim?</span><br></div>

<br></div><div>Thanks in advance for your insights. </div><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="470" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium;width:470px"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td style="border-right-width:1px;border-right-style:solid;border-right-color:rgb(102,102,102);padding-right:10px;width:10px;max-width:120px"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B-SxUq1b3OJKWTdxRWo3ZThmaGs&revid=0B-SxUq1b3OJKNVVIcDZreEwxdGNIb1Q5VDRDU0RrUTVoL2E4PQ" width="96" height="96"><br></td><td style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(100,100,100);padding-left:10px"><div style="text-transform:capitalize"><b>Thomas A. Hackett</b><br>Attorney | NW Legacy Law Center, P.S.</div><div style="color:rgb(141,141,141);font-size:13px;padding:5px 0px"><a style="outline:none;color:rgb(141,141,141);text-decoration:none">360-975-7770</a> | <span style="white-space:nowrap;display:inline-block"><a href="http://nwlegacylaw.com/" style="outline:none;color:rgb(141,141,141);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">http://nwlegacylaw.com</a></span></div><div style="margin-top:5px"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/NWlegacylaw" style="outline:none" target="_blank"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.wisestamp.com/icons/facebook.png" width="16" height="16" style="border:none"></a> <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasahackett" style="outline:none" target="_blank"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.wisestamp.com/icons/linkedin.png" width="16" height="16" style="border:none"></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div href="http://WISESTAMP_SIG_c8119923fc3e575e5705d61246ff6a81"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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