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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jennifer Modak<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 29, 2019 3:58 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Intestate Lineal Descendants of siblings<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I have a probate where the descendant had no children or spouse, has two living sisters, and two deceased sisters with descendants. I want to make sure that I am reading the statute
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<b>11.04.015. Descent</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">the intestate; if they are all in the same degree of kinship to the intestate, they shall take equally, or, if of unequal degree,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Jennifer M. Modak<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Attorney at Law<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Law Office of Jennifer Modak, PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">19125 North Creek Parkway, Suite 120<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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