<div dir="auto">Thank you for your help.<br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Jamia S. Burns<br>Attorney at Law - Estate Planning <br>360-739-6379<br><a href="http://www.jamiaburnslaw.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">www.jamiaburnslaw.com</a><br><a href="mailto:jamia@jamiaburnslaw.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jamia@jamiaburnslaw.com</a><br>Office: 1200 Dupont Street, Ste. 1-D<br>Bellingham, WA 98225 (by appointment only)</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jul 9, 2021, 12:52 PM Lewis, Amy C. <<a href="mailto:ALewis@eisenhowerlaw.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ALewis@eisenhowerlaw.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> It is possible to have a death certificate issued that indicates “presumed death.” I had that in a case many years ago when my clients’ parents disappeared on a boat trip and wreckage
of the boat was found, but no bodies. I was not involved in the process of obtaining the death certificate. My client worked with law enforcement and the coroner in the area where the wreckage of the boat washed up to have it issued. It took quite a while
as I recall. There is also the absentee procedure under RCW 11.80. In my case we started that process while waiting for the death certificate to be issued.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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Attorney<br>Pronouns she/her/hers<br></span><img style="HEIGHT:68px;WIDTH:211px" border="0" src="cid:Logo_fa335a1d-9f24-4802-a3dd-b58f259e3c98.png" width="211" height="68"><br></p><u></u></font></font></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif'"><span style="COLOR:#000000"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif'">909 A Street, Suite
600 | Tacoma, WA 98402<br></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif'"><strong style="COLOR:#000000"><u style="COLOR:#000000">WE HAVE MOVED!</u></strong> As
of 1/1/21 we will be at: <strong style="COLOR:#000000">909 A Street, Suite 600,
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jamia Burns<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 9, 2021 12:40 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Death Certificate - Missing Body<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone had to request a death certificate when the body is missing? It appears that my potential client's husband, who was very sick and in extreme pain, may have taken his life by walking into a lake and drowning himself (shoes and
walking stick found beside the water). Search and Rescue have been unable to find the body after one week. Any guidance would be extremely appreciated. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jamia S. Burns<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Office: 1200 Dupont St., Suite 1-D<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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