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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">I use similar language as that below and add, “in the event it is determined that the estate is not solvent, the Petitioner will promptly notify the court”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Script MT Bold"">Diane J. Kiepe<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Diane J. Kiepe<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> Friday, December 3, 2021 12:42 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Probate Petition When Unsure if Estate is Solvent<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In a similar situation, based on the wise counsel I received here, I've used this language successfully:<o:p></o:p></p>
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the estimated value of the Estate, including probate and nonprobate assets, is more than the debts and the expenses of the administration and the settling of the Estate. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Dec 3, 2021 at 11:36 AM Lovie Bernardi <<a href="mailto:lovie@fb-lawfirm.com">lovie@fb-lawfirm.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I am preparing pleadings to open a probate for someone who did only online banking, so no paper statements have been found. We know that accounts existed, but not their value. The
decedent did not own real estate, so we will not know about their assets until letters testamentary are issued. My question is: how do I address solvency in the petition? My inclination is to tell the court we will not know the extent of the assets until letters
are issued, ask for a non-intervention probate and indicate that the court will be informed if the estate is insolvent. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.<o:p></o:p></p>
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