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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>10 years after the youngest child in the order turns 18 for orders entered after July 23, 1989. RCW 4.16.020(3).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Steve<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Josh Grant<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 28, 2020 11:42 AM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Estate of Decedent Owed Child Support fromFormer Spouse<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>each monthly child support obligation becomes uncollectible after 10 years, so some or even all of the past due child support can not be collected.</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#004080'>Joshua F. Grant</span></strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#004080'><br></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><img width=207 height=43 style='width:2.1562in;height:.4479in' id="_x0000_i1031" src="cid:FF35620479EB4074885C72DDCB76108C@JoshPC" alt=advocates></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#004080'>P. O. Box 619<br>Wilbur, WA 99185<br>509 647 5578</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> Kerry Richards <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> Thursday, May 28, 2020 11:27 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> Re: [WSBAPT] Estate of Decedent Owed Child Support fromFormer Spouse<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Dear Jacob:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>There should be a distinction between the ongoing obligation to provide support and past due support. I gather from your facts that child support is not an ongoing obligation, but rather there is an arrearage. If so, then the administrator should file in Superior court a Motion to convert the previous unpaid support to a judgment and then garnish or collect in the best way possible. The past due obligation did not die with the obligee, and often in orders of child support the can agree the obligation will survive the death of the <b>obligor,</b> and to the extent not paid can be a claim against the deceased obligor’s estate. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>In your case the obligee died, but the past due amount plus simple interest (calculated on every month not paid, so the oldest month owing will have the greatest amount of simple interest (at 12%) added to the underlying obligation. The support becomes a judgment after each month it is not paid. The motion would be to Confirm the judgment. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Yours truly,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Kerry A. Richards, Attorney<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060'><img width=130 height=42 style='width:1.3541in;height:.4375in' id="_x0000_i1030" src="cid:C975234CF19E462493050E0DE4A55203@JoshPC" alt="cid:image001.png@01D31B65.31A26710"></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>The Law Offices of Michael W. Bugni & Associates, PLLC</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>11300 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98125<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#BF7000'>EMAIL:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>krichards@lawgate.net</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#6D0065'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#BF7000'>TEL:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>206-365-5500<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#BF7000'>WEB:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://www.lawgate.net/"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>www.lawgate.net</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Marcus Fry<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 28, 2020 10:58 AM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Estate of Decedent Owed Child Support from Former Spouse<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_GoBack"></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Jakob:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I haven’t heard of this, but doesn’t child support belong to the children (who are now adults) not the parent (decedent)? I believe the statutory recovery period is 10 years from the date that the last child turns 18, but I don’t have the cite.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Marcus J. Fry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Lyon, Weigand & Gustafson, P.S. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Confidentiality: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>This e-mail transmission may contain information which is protected by attorney-client, work product and/or other privileges. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please contact us immediately and return the e-mail to us by choosing Reply (or the corresponding function on your e-mail system) and then deleting the e-mail.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jake Seegmuller<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 28, 2020 10:48 AM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv<br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Estate of Decedent Owed Child Support from Former Spouse<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Hi Listserv,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>We are administering an estate in Washington with relatively modest assets. The Decedent left two adult sons as heirs. No estate planning was done at the time of her passing. Decedent was owed Child Support well over $100,000 by her former spouse. A call into DCS with the assigned agent suggested that the debt "dies" with the person who requested the child support. Is this correct? And if not what remedies can the estate take to collect on these owed claims, if any?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I appreciate your feedback whether on or off-list.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#3C3F44;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=90 height=72 style='width:.9375in;height:.75in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D634E6.A2A0ADD0" alt="Image removed by sender."></span><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#3C3F44'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:2.25pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.25pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002554'>Jakob O. 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