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<p>Law Office of<br>
<strong>F.ANDREKITA SILVA</strong><br>
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. April 11, 2021 <br>
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I haven’t done one of these but I was reviewing the new Guardianship statute for purposes Guardianship of a Minor. Since I’d seen your question, I looked to see if the currently effective statute gave guidance.<br>
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As I read RCW 11.88.125 (2)(a) (which is effective until January 1, 2022 when 11.130 becomes effective), you don’t start from scratch. You file a Petition within the current action. Presumably, in the past, when the prior guardian was appointed, notices were sent advising of who the Standby was. <br>
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The statute says that upon the death (or incapacity) of the regularly appointed guardian,<br>
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“ then the standby guardian … shall have all the powers, duties, and obligations of the regularly appointed guardian …. and in addition shall, within a period of thirty days from the death … of the regularly appointed guardian … , file with the superior court in the county in which the guardianship … is then being administered, a petition for appointment of a substitute guardian or limited guardian. Upon the court's appointment of a new, substitute guardian or limited guardian, the standby guardian or standby limited guardian shall make an accounting and report to be approved by the court, and upon approval of the court, the standby guardian or standby limited guardian shall be released from all duties and obligations arising from or out of the guardianship or limited guardianship.”<br>
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I don’t know about adult guardianships, but non-parent custody actions are being given a certain amount of time to transition to the new statute which, much of it for minors became effect on 1/21. So, you may want to look to see what, if anything, will be required next year under 11.130.<br>
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So, standby still has to post a bond and give notice etc but it doesn't look like you start from scratch. <br>
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andrekita<br>
Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva<br>
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Seattle, Washington 98101<br>
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Quoting Roger Hawkes <<a href="mailto:Roger@law-hawks.com">Roger@law-hawks.com</a>>:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> <b>On Behalf Of</b> steve mcconnell<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, April 10, 2021 4:06 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Appointing Standby Guardian as Guardian in King County</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>I represent the Guardian in a guardianship for an incapacitated person, her son, who has resided in Fircrest for over 40 years. The Guardian recently passed away and I need to have the current Standby Guardian, the sister of the incapacitated person, appointed as Guardian and would like to do that at the same time that we submit the three-year guardianship report as that deadline is fast approaching. I have not done this previously and it is unclear to me whether I need to go through the same process followed when a guardian is initially appointed or whether there is a more expeditious process that can be followed. If anyone could provide some guidance in this regard it would be very much appreciated.</span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#5133AB">Steven M. McConnell</span></strong><br>
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