<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">I have done several of these where there has not been a probate in Washington, and I've just named the deceased individual(s) "and heirs, successors and assigns of same." I do some due diligence to try to find heirs. If we find them, we serve them if possible, but we also publish because we can't be sure we've found all of the heirs or beneficiaries of any will that may have existed. I haven't yet had one where there has been a probate, but if there had been one, I'd name the PR/administrator.</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><font color="#e06666">COVID-19 message:</font><font color="#0000ff"> </font></b></font><b style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font color="#0000ff"> <a href="https://lucentlaw.com/a-message-from-lucent-law-regarding-covid-19/" target="_blank">If you have an in-person appointment or are planning to come to our office, please read.</a></font></b></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Spencer A. W. Stromberg<br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Attorney at Law</font><br><div></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><img src="https://docs.google.com/a/sullivanstromberg.com/uc?id=0B5Bho_xLWvfVOThHV09PVEhXb3c&export=download" width="200" height="36"><br></font></div><div></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">South Hill Office:</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">1403 S. Grand Blvd., Suite 201-S<br></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Spokane, WA<span> 99203-2278</span></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br>P:<span> 509.455.3713</span><br>D:<span> 509.828.4644</span><br>F:<span> 509.455.3718</span></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px">E: </span><a href="mailto:spencer@lucentlaw.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">spencer@lucentlaw.com</a><br></font></div><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Web: <a href="http://www.lucentlaw.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.lucentlaw.com</a><br></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><a href="https://calendly.com/spencer-s" target="_blank"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Schedule a phone call or meeting with me</font></a></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><i style="color:rgb(38,38,38);font-size:13px;line-height:16px">Lucent Law provides comprehensive legal services in the areas of real estate, business law, and wills, trusts, and estates. Additionally, Lucent Law's <a href="https://lucentlaw.com/essentiallaw/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">EssentialLaw online platform</a> provides defined scope legal services that are easy to understand and simple to purchase, all at reasonable fixed prices.</i><br></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div><font color="#262626" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px;line-height:16px"><i><br></i></span></font><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments are confidential and may be protected by legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying or distribution, or use of this email or any attachment is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify me and delete it from your system.</span><font color="#262626" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px;line-height:16px"><i><br></i></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 11:12 AM Stephen Brandli <<a href="mailto:steve@brandlilaw.com">steve@brandlilaw.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Folks,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have an adverse possession case involving property with a deed of trust. One of the two beneficiaries of the deed of trust is deceased, but I do not know if there is a current personal representative or who the heirs are. I have included
the standard “all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title . . .” language.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Three questions:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<li class="gmail-m_8092345068370277084MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">How would you name the deceased person as a party? Simply “<party>, deceased,” or “the heirs of <party>, deceased,” or something else?<u></u><u></u></li><li class="gmail-m_8092345068370277084MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">What diligence do you believe I should be doing to ascertain the status of the beneficiary’s estate?<u></u><u></u></li><li class="gmail-m_8092345068370277084MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">When I publish the summons, should I say anything in particular with regard to this deceased party?<u></u><u></u></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for the help in advance!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> Steve<u></u><u></u></p>
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