<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
</head>
<body dir="auto">
Good catch.
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Maybe it’s a typo and the court meant to cite RCW 11.28.160:</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div> <a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.28.160">https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.28.160</a></div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>And maybe they’re laying down a per se reason if nothing is done for 12 months. It looks like they’re in effect imposing the interim report mandate of RCW 11.76.010 in cases without NIP. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.76.010">https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.76.010</a></div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>John J. Sullivan</div>
<div><br>
<div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
<blockquote type="cite">On Jul 6, 2021, at 6:04 PM, Doug Schafer <schafer@pobox.com> wrote:<br>
<br>
</blockquote>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite">
<div dir="ltr"> [Cross-posted to WSBA RPPT Probate & Trust listserv; originally a discussion on Elder Law Section listserv]<br>
<br>
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>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/6/2021 13:34, John Sullivan wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:LYRIS-19817667-1163462-2021.07.06-13.34.31--schafer%23pobox.com@list.wsba.org">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered
medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style>@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}@font-face
{font-family:"Calibri Light";
panose-1:2 15 3 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}@font-face
{font-family:Verdana;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}@font-face
{font-family:"Bodoni MT Condensed";
panose-1:2 7 6 6 8 6 6 2 2 3;}@font-face
{font-family:Cambria;
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}@font-face
{font-family:Garamond;
panose-1:2 2 4 4 3 3 1 1 8 3;}@font-face
{font-family:"Vladimir Script";
panose-1:3 5 4 2 4 4 7 7 3 5;}@font-face
{font-family:"Open Sans";
panose-1:2 11 6 6 3 5 4 2 2 4;}@font-face
{font-family:Nyala;}@font-face
{font-family:Californian;}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}h3
{mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 3 Char";
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
font-weight:bold;}a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}span.Heading3Char
{mso-style-name:"Heading 3 Char";
mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 3";
font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;
color:#1F3763;}p.xmsonormal, li.xmsonormal, div.xmsonormal
{mso-style-name:x_msonormal;
margin:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}span.EmailStyle23
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}</style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal">Heather:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<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>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Bodoni MT
Condensed",serif">Best regards</span></b><span style="font-family:"Bodoni MT Condensed",serif">,
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:1.5in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT
Condensed",serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:#002060">John J. Sullivan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT
Condensed",serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:#002060">Attorney<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:navy"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.7in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT
Condensed",serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:#002060">Lyons</span><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT
Condensed",serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:navy">
</span><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT
Condensed",serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:#C00000">|</span><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT
Condensed",serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:navy">
</span><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT
Condensed",serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:#002060">Sullivan</span><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT
Condensed",serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:navy"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:1.5in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT
Condensed",serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:#002060">10655 NE 4<sup>th</sup> Street, Suite 704<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:1.5in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT
Condensed",serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:#002060">Bellevue, WA 98004<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:1.5in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT
Condensed",serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:#002060">425·451·2400 tel 425-451-7385 fax<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:1.5in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT
Condensed",serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:#002060"><a href="http://www.dljslaw.com/" moz-do-not-send="true">www.dljslaw.com</a></span><br>
</p>
</div>
</div>
</blockquote>
<br>
<div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br>
<table style="border-top: 1px solid #D3D4DE;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="width: 55px; padding-top: 13px;"><a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><img src="https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-green-avg-v1.png" alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width: 46px; height: 29px;" data-unique-identifier=""></a></td>
<td style="width: 470px; padding-top: 12px; color: #41424e; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">
Virus-free. <a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank" style="color: #4453ea;">
www.avg.com</a> </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<a href="#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" height="1"></a></div>
<div><ProbateCaseNotice.pdf></div>
</div>
</blockquote>
</div>
</body>
</html>