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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=laura@lauralatta.com>Laura
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 25, 2021 2:45 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com>WSBA Probate & Trust
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [WSBAPT] Community Property Agreement and Decedent's Last
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<DIV dir=ltr>Hello Listmates,
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<DIV>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. </DIV>
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<DIV>I'd love to hear your ideas and strategies to:</DIV>
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<DIV>1) Convince the employer to honor the CPA and issue the check to the
surviving spouse; or </DIV>
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<DIV>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
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style="BOX-SIZING: border-box">30A.22.190</SPAN></FONT></A> will help because
the check is made out to the estate rather than the decedent.</DIV>
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<DIV>3) Other approaches?<BR clear=all>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#45818e><B>Laura Latta<BR>Law Office of Laura
Latta PLLC</B><U></U><U></U></FONT></P>
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