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<DIV><FONT size=4>The filing fee is the same, so I explain the costs of the
Non-Probate Notice to Creditors and most decline to do it. Most cases the
surviving spouse and/or the surviving child have been helping with finances for
years and they report very low chances that there will be any creditors who will
ever attempt to file a claim. Where those facts exist, and there is no
other extenuating circustances, I recommend not filing it and waiting out
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<DIV><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #004080">Joshua F.
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=joe@scarfflaw.com
href="mailto:joe@scarfflaw.com">Joe Pew</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 22, 2019 2:56 PM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [WSBAPT] Non-Probate Notice to Creditors</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Hello Listmates,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Periodically we encounter potential probate clients who do
not need or want to open a probate. Often the decedent is a spouse and the
couple executed a community property agreement. Or, the couple used a
revocable living trust to hold their assets. I’m curious about if/how you
handle notices to creditors in those situations. The Non-Probate Notice to
Creditors requires the appointment of a Notice Agent, which itself requires
paying a filing fee and filing a declaration and oath with the court
clerk. While this is not overly onerous, it is still additional legal work
and seems to defeat some of the “avoiding probate” purpose of the community
property agreement or revocable trust. <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>I’m curious about how you handle these types of
situations. Do you always file/publish a Non-Probate Notice to
Creditors? Never? If only sometimes, what criteria do you use to
determine whether to do so?<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Joe<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Joseph N. Pew, V, Esq.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Scarff Law Firm, PLLC<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>3035 Island Crest Way<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Suite 201<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Mercer Island, WA 98040<o:p></o:p></P>
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206.905.5912 (fax) <o:p></o:p></P>
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