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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you, this is very helpful.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jeff<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>Jennifer L White<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 5, 2021 4:19 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] GAL Required?<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jeff,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have had success in not having a GAL appointed in the circumstance you describe (assuming you are only filing probate to pursue the WD) reasoning that in any settlement reached in the WD case you are going to have an SGAL appointed to approve it for the minor. I do recite that in the petition and request the waiver of appointing a probate GAL and indicate the PR would come back and seek one if facts change. In a lot of cases, no portion of the settlement proceeds end up being allocated to the estate itself, but will instead pass 100% to the WD claims of the individual beneficiary(ies). The PR is the “nominal plaintiff” to pursue the case and the recovery passes around the estate directly to the beneficiary(ies). You do have to give notice of appointment and pendency of probate, which I give to the parent/guardian. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Script MT Bold"'>Jennifer L. White, Esq.</span> <span style='font-family:"Script MT Bold"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=105 height=105 style='width:1.0937in;height:1.0937in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D72AAB.D2F53B20"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:jen@appletreelaw.com"><span style='font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>jen@appletreelaw.com</span></a><i><span style='font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif'>PO Box 11037<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif'>Yakima, WA 98909<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif'>509.225.9813<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><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> <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:Jeff@bellanddavispllc.com">Jeff@bellanddavispllc.com</a><br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 5, 2021 3:48 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] GAL Required?<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Now this is interesting. Client’s divorced son died. There is a potential WD case. Son has a minor child who lives with the ex-W. Client is the son’s mother and is aware any WD proceeds must go to minor child. Is a GAL for the minor necessary just to start the probate so the WD action can be filed?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jeff Davis<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> <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>Judy Nakashima Shoji<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 5, 2021 1:03 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] GAL Required?<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Same thing happened to me a few weeks ago. I re-submitted with a declaration signed by all the parents of the minors declaring they agree to have the inheritance deposited into a UTMA account and was able to avoid a PGAL. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Best regards, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:black'>Judy Nakashima Shoji</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Attorney at Law<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>2400 NW 80th Street, #511<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Seattle, WA 98117<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>(206) 947-0649<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div id="yahoo_quoted_8196710510"><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>On Monday, April 5, 2021, 11:59:06 AM PDT, Timothy Austin <</span><a href="mailto:taustin@nwtaxlaw.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>taustin@nwtaxlaw.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>> wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div id=yiv5228524045><div><div><p class=yiv5228524045msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Listmates,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv5228524045msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv5228524045msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Recent probate filing was rejected with a note that a GAL needed to be appointed because there were minor beneficiaries. Great grandmother was giving $1,000 to each of nine great grandchildren. Appointment of a GAL seems to be a bit overkill. I am thinking a revised petition and order requiring distribution to UTMA accounts may be a more efficient alternative. 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