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<p>I've had two proposed PR's with old, old convictions for
possession of pot - so old that they were felonies. I was told
that the ban on felony convictions is a bright line, and that
judges do not have discretion to waive the rule. I had to find
someone else.</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/23/2020 12:32 PM, Lewis, Amy C.
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do an Adjudication of Testacy and Heirship or do you have
other issues that will require appointment of a PR?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeanne Dawes<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 23, 2020 12:27 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv
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<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Odds of Appointing PR with a
40-yr-old felony conviction<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I’m trying
to advise a client on whether the court could approve his
appointment as PR. He has a felony conviction, robbery
with fire arm, that goes back to when he was 17 in 1979,
but tried and convicted as an adult. He was paroled in
1983, and received a final discharge restoring all civil
rights except right to own a gun in 1993.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This is an
intestate estate, with the only beneficiaries being two
brothers (children of decedent). Both brothers have
felony convictions (the other brother was a felony drug
charge). . The brother who is not my client wants his
brother to act as PR knowing of the robbery conviction
and will decline to act and consent. The only asset of
the estate if a home in the Seattle area, which will be
sold and the proceeds divided between the two brothers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">My
question whether the court will appoint my client as a PR
under these circumstances. The statute does address
whether the court has any discretion in appointing a PR
with a felony conviction. Is it worth attempting to get
the court to appoint, or should I just get an independent
PR to act?
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