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[Cross-posted to WSBA RPPT Probate & Trust listserv; originally
a discussion on Elder Law Section listserv]<br>
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John Sullivan's attached "Notice of Probate Case," apparently
generated by the King County Superior Court for every probate case,
states in part:<br>
<br>
"This probate action shall be prosecuted without delay; pursuant to
RCW 11.48.010, the estate<br>
shall be settled as rapidly and as quickly as possible. RCW
11.76.010 requires that not less<br>
frequently than annually, a report of the affairs of the estate
shall be filed with the court. At no<br>
such time shall the action go more than 12 months without case
activity or reporting to the<br>
Court.<br>
For cases in which Personal Representative or Administrator are
granted non-intervention<br>
powers, RCW 11.28.050 allows the Court to give notice to the
personal representative to appear<br>
for a hearing at which the Court may consider grounds for removal
such as, wrongfully<br>
neglecting the estate or neglecting to perform any acts as personal
representative. Therefore, at<br>
no such time shall the action go more than 12 months without case
activity or reporting to the<br>
Court."<br>
<br>
The second paragraph appears to me quite contrary to WA law, and the
cited statute, RCW 11.28.050, appears inapplicable.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.28.050">https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.28.050</a><br>
<br>
Is there some local court rule that supports this document's claim
that a PR with nonintervention powers must annually file a report or
something with the court?<br>
<br>
This notice appears to me to directly conflict with RCW 11.68.090(1)
"Any personal representative acting under nonintervention powers may
... administer and settle the estate of the decedent without
intervention of court." (effective until 7/25/2021).<br>
<br>
And it appears explicitly contrary to the revised language,
effective 7/25/2021, of RCW 11.68.090(2)(a) "A personal
representative with nonintervention powers may act without an order
of the court and without notice to, direction from, approval by,
confirmation by, or intervention of any court."<br>
<br>
Doug Schafer, in Tacoma.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/6/2021 13:34, John Sullivan wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I haven’t followed all of the entries in
this thread, but in the last year or so King county has been
generating the attached at the beginning of each probate.<o:p></o:p></p>
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