<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Thx<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Apr 3, 2020, at 12:50 PM, Susan Donahue <sdonahue@sdonahuelaw.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Ok. I agree. I was thinking “notice” and “contacting” were the same thing. But I think you are saying that “notice” of the commencement of probate goes to the wife and niece. Then, the niece has the obligation to contact all the trust beneficiaries. I agree with this. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Susan <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 <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Diane J. Kiepe<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 03, 2020 12:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Notice to Will , Trust beneficiaries<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">In this case, Wife and Nice as trustee should get notice – not all decedent’s nieces and nephews. Trustee has obligation to contract trust beneficiaries regarding existence of trust – <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Good luck.<o:p></o:p></span></p><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><a href="mailto:michael@westseattleattorney.com">michael@westseattleattorney.com</a><br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 3, 2020 11:54 AM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserve <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Notice to Will , Trust beneficiaries<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;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Does PR give notice to Will beneficiaries and heirs and also to trust beneficiaries? What if the Trust beneficiaries are not specifically named, do you just give notice to the Trustee? </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Here are facts: Will bequeaths the estate one half to the Wife and one half to a Trust - no children. Wife is PR and a niece is the Trustee. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The Trust says the Trust beneficiaries are "<b><i>any descendant's of maternal and paternal grandparents</i></b>". ... to pay for education costs only. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">His grandparents had several children and his brothers and sisters had several children. The decedent had no children. Who does the notice go to? <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Or do I need to find all of the descendants of his grandparents and provide them notices?</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Mike<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><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>WSBAPT@lists.wsbarppt.com</span><br><span>http://mailman.fsr.com/mailman/listinfo/wsbapt</span></div></blockquote></body></html>