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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0033CC">If the collection agency communication arrives before the end of the 4 month publication, I treat them as a new known potential creditor and simply mail the NTC to them directly, with no cover letter, no explanation
that it was sent to the underlying potential creditor previously on X date, nothing.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0033CC">Our practice is that we do not communicate with any potential known creditor after the NTC has been US Mailed to them unless we receive a timely Creditor’s Claim and confirm it was filed with the court clerk.
Only in that case will we expend Estate resources communicating with the creditor based on the filed Claim.
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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> Wednesday, January 12, 2022 4:27 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] How do you typically handle creditors when . . .<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ah, I don't know why I had not thought to simply inform the collection agency of the prior NTC. That seems so obvious now. Thank you for sharing.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 1:54 PM Brent Williams-Ruth <<a href="mailto:brent@williams-ruthlaw.com">brent@williams-ruthlaw.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I will respond by saying that I send a separate correspondence with a copy of the original Notice to Known Creditor - saying, this was sent to them on this date. I have not yet had a situation
where it has needed to extend the timing - so I will be following along to see what others have done, too. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 12:52 PM Laura Latta <<a href="mailto:laura@lauralatta.com" target="_blank">laura@lauralatta.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%">I’m curious to hear how others handle a creditor situation that seems to come up frequently. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%">Here’s the scenario: Notice to creditors goes out to a known creditor. Then an invoice/letter/communication (not a proper claim filed in the case) is received from a collection agency that is
based on a debt for which you sent a NTC directly to the original creditor? How do you respond, if at all, to the collection agency communication?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%">My practice has been to treat the collection agency as a new, known creditor in an abundance of caution, but depending on the timing this can extend the creditor period relevant to the underlying
debt. I'd love to hear your approach. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%">Similarly, how do you respond to collect agency communications (again not a claim) where the underlying debt is not identified?
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%">Thank you in advance for sharing your thoughts and experience.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%">Warmly,<o:p></o:p></p>
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