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<p class="MsoNormal">Look at the statutes re wrongful wage withholding and threaten accordingly.<o:p></o:p></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>Laura Latta<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 25, 2021 2:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Community Property Agreement and Decedent's Last Pay Check<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I'm representing a surviving spouse who has been able to successfully transfer all assets (so far) on the basis of a community property agreement. However, the decedent's employer is insisting on issuing the last paycheck to the Estate
of the decedent. I've not come across this before as I nearly always handle cases where we are opening a probate. Obviously we don't want to open a probate just to cash a last paycheck. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I'd love to hear your ideas and strategies to:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">1) Convince the employer to honor the CPA and issue the check to the surviving spouse; or <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">2) Allow the surviving spouse to cash a check made out to the estate without letters testamentary. Could it be as simple as presenting the paycheck to the bank with the CPA? I'm not sure if <a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=30A.22.190"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">RCW </span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#2B674D">30A.22.190</span></a> will
help because the check is made out to the estate rather than the decedent.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">3) Other approaches?<br clear="all">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="color:#45818E">Laura Latta<br>
Law Office of Laura Latta PLLC</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#666666"><a href="http://www.LauraLatta.com" target="_blank">www.LauraLatta.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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