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<p class="MsoNormal">I'm not sure if a bank would do that or not—in my case I did in fact name an individual as agent. We used a blocked account at a bank in order to get the agent's bond reduced—it seemed more cost effective to have the account blocked rather
than pay three years' worth of large bond premiums. In my case, the agent was a brother of the missing heir.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
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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>Paul Neumiller<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 13, 2020 1:25 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Intestate estate- missing heir- procedure question<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hi Eric, I am curious. I’ve never had to do one of this but I always assumed that I had to find an individual to act as the agent. But, I noticed that your forms suggest
that a bank could be the agent. Is it your experience that a bank will agree to act as the agent? Are there banks that specialize in this type of thing? If not a bank, have you tried to use a trusted family member of the deceased to act as the agent?
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Eric Nelsen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 13, 2020 11:08 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Intestate estate- missing heir- procedure question<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Sarah—<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The only statutory process I know of is the one you have identified, RCW 11.76.200. I know that some practitioners have done some workarounds, such as depositing the heir's share into the court registry and filing a notice in the probate
of that fact; but there is no express statutory authority for that kind of arrangement.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For what it's worth, the statutory agent process isn't obscenely expensive, especially if you have a cash-only distribution that can just be held in a blocked account. Also, the heir's distribution pays the expenses and services of the
agent, RCW 11.76.220. The main problem is identifying an agent who is willing to deal with the hassle, and also willing to do the necessary follow-up three years later to hand everything over to DOR Unclaimed Property.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Attached are a petition, order, and blocked account receipt that I created about 2-3 years ago when I had to deal with this for the first time.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Eric<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Eric C. Nelsen<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Sarah J. Dion<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 13, 2020 9:46 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Intestate estate- missing heir- procedure question<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all-<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have an intestate estate where there are two heirs. One is my client. The other is a sibling of hers who is much older than she is and who she never knew existed. It was quite a surprise.
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have been unable to locate the newly-discovered sibling, although we have a street address. We are trying a variety of methods to inform him of the pendency of the administrative proceeding. If we are unable to get in touch with him,
what is the most efficient way to proceed? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I see that under RCW 11.76.200, we may need to appoint an agent to represent the interests of the missing heir. The amount of money involved is not huge, and this seems like it could prove expensive. Is there another acceptable way to proceed,
like asking the court to keep the missing heir’s share? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If anyone has experience with this, I would be so grateful for guidance! Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p>
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