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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jane Bitz<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 19, 2020 5:04 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Oath of PR v. Declaration of PR<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>I would like to know the answer to this generally as well. It would be much easier to file declarations instead of notarized oaths.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jane G. Bitz<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Of Counsel<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wolff, Hislop & Crockett, PLLC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>12209 E. Mission Ave, Suite 5<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Spokane Vallley, WA 99206-4824<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(509) 927-9700 x126<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>FAX: (509) 777-1800<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeanne Dawes<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 19, 2020 4:38 PM<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] Oath of PR v. Declaration of PR<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>Dear Listmates:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>Should I assume, since no one has responded, that the court (specifically the Spokane county court) will not allow the use of a Declaration form of Oath of PR in connection with obtaining Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"TypoUpright BT";color:blue'>Jeanne</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"TypoUpright BT";color:blue'>Jeanne J.</span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue'> </span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Bella Donna";color:blue'>Dawes<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'>Attorney at Law</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'>Gore & Grewe, P.S.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'>103 E. Indiana Avenue, Suite A</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'>Spokane, WA 99207-2317</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'>Voice: 509-326-7500</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'>Fax: 509-326-7503</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'><a href="mailto:jjdawes@goregrewe.com">jjdawes@goregrewe.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue'><img border=0 width=271 height=152 style='width:2.825in;height:1.5833in' id="_x0037_029b209-7d72-4ff3-a3f4-7f0f7da9282c" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D5FE16.4F952E10"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'>INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS E-MAIL TRANSMISSION IS PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeanne Dawes<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 18, 2020 3:17 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv (<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>)' <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Oath of PR v. Declaration of PR<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear Listmates:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I recall back maybe a year or more ago, chatter on the list serve about using a Declaration of PR rather than an Oath that requires a Notary. My recollection is that some of you are using the Declaration format and have not had any issues. None of those responses, however, were from Spokane County. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I’m wondering if anyone has been successfully using a Declaration of PR format in Spokane County successfully, and if so if you would mind sharing with me the form you used. I want to practice social distancing by not making my clients come into the office or go anywhere just to get a notary acknowledgement on the Oath.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thanks for your help – and stay safe out there.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"TypoUpright BT"'>Jeanne J.</span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Bella Donna"'>Dawes</span></i></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Attorney at Law</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Gore & Grewe, P.S.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>103 E. Indiana Avenue, Suite A</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Spokane, WA 99207-2317</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Voice: 509-326-7500</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Fax: 509-326-7503</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:jjdawes@goregrewe.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>jjdawes@goregrewe.com</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=32 height=32 style='width:.3333in;height:.3333in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:7029b209-7d72-4ff3-a3f4-7f0f7da9282c"><img border=0 width=269 height=150 style='width:2.8in;height:1.5666in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D5FE16.4F952E10"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS E-MAIL TRANSMISSION IS PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL. 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