<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Sara,<div><br></div><div>I just did this recently. If the will was filed and you need to open a probate, you use the same case number, go to the clerk’s office and pay the filing fee for probate, and request that the will be brought out, which you pick up from the records counter. They may not just give it to you, but have it brought down for you to ex Parte.</div><div><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Krista J. MacLaren<div>Northgate Executive Center II</div><div>9725 3rd Ave NE, Suite 600</div><div>Seattle, WA 98115</div><div>Office: (206) 523-6116</div><div>Cell: (206) 795-7765</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Jul 2, 2019, at 3:10 PM, Sara D. Longley <<a href="mailto:sara@longley-law.pro">sara@longley-law.pro</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Listmates,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I have a super-basic question for a situation I have simply not encountered before: What is the process for converting a will-only filing into a probate? Do I file the probate under the same cause number and pay the probate filing fee, or do I file a new case and move to merge them, or what?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I’m not finding the answer in the statute or in my probate policy & procedure manual and I don’t know where else to look.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Many thanks in advance,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sara<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><image003.jpg><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">Sara D. Longley, J.D., LL.M.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">L</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century",serif">ONGLEY</span><span style="font-family:"Century",serif"> L</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century",serif">AW</span><span style="font-family:"Century",serif"> PLLC <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">1734 NW Market Street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">Seattle, WA 98107<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="tel:%28206%29%20434-5644" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#0563C1">(206) 434-5644</span></a><span style="font-family:"Century",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Sara@longley-law.pro" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#0563C1">Sara@Longley-law.pro</span></a><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.longley-law.pro/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#0563C1">www.longley-law.pro</span></a><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">ATTENTION CLIENTS: I am in the process of merging my law firm into Ivy Law Group, PLLC. Over the next few months my web site will redirect to <a href="http://www.ivylawgroup.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.ivylawgroup.com</span></a> and I will begin emailing from <a href="mailto:Sara@ivylawgroup.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">Sara@ivylawgroup.com</span></a>. My existing email address and telephone number will continue to function and my physical office location will not change. I look forward to serving you in the coming years.<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">This email is intended only for the individual to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and/or exempt from disclosure. If you have received this message in error, please inform the sender by telephone or reply email and delete this message and all attachments. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>***Disclaimer: Please note that RPPT listserv participation is not restricted to practicing attorneys and may include non-practicing attorneys, law students, professionals working in related fields, and others.***</span><br><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></div></body></html>