<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-size: 13px;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family: Arial;"><div>Hi, all --</div><div><br></div><div>I am handling the probate for a King County intestate estate that just became insolvent, and I hadn't traveled that road until now. The administrator has nonintervention powers that were affirmed late last week. Creditors' claims were held, but all are valid. One is a claim by a lienholder on real property that sold for just enough to pay the loan balance, leaving absolutely nothing left to pay any unsecured creditors or even administration costs, which the administrator has personally covered. The creditors received notice that the estate is now insolvent. <span style="display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">What is the most efficient way to close the estate? Just petition to close? Draft letters to the creditors and then petition to close? I'm not finding a lot of guidance in probate resources.</span></div><div><span style="display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br></span></div><div><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Thanks for any advice.</font><br></div><div> <br></div><div id="elnk_signature_1573518951532" style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,sans-serif; color: black;">Cindy Zetts<br>Cynthia Zetts Law, PLLC<br>Affordable estate planning, mobile service<br>253-720-6446<br><br>CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message and any attachment is a transmission from the law firm and is intended only for the intended recipient. The email may contain information that is confidential and protected by the attorney-client, work-product, and other privileges. If you are not the designated or intended recipient, please destroy the message without disclosing any of its contents and notify Cynthia Zetts Law immediately by reply email or by calling 253-720-6446.</div></div></body></html>