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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Heather, can you post a form of your affidavit or attorney declaration?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Yes, King County has required proof of death, in the form of an attorney affidavit or death certificate for several years now. I am not aware of any change to that requirement. I generally use the option of
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">I recently opened a King County probate and the Commissioner returned my papers indicating “he needed proof of death” even though Petition was verified by the mother of the decedent.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">So, I prepared a declaration and submitted it with cremation receipt, then the order was signed and Letters issued.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks, Dalynnne. Good info.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">This is true but you do need proof of death which has usually been to provide the death certificate with redacted SSN. It is a negative rule – most local court rules do not require death certificates to
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">But, given the slow nature and difficulty of receiving WA death certificates of late, I now prepare a Declaration and provide the court with proof of death in another way – cremation receipt, funeral home/memorial
confirmation/receipt, newspaper or obituary, etc. If none of those, a Declaration of next of kin as to the death can usually suffice.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">
wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Tom Westbrook<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 9, 2022 12:56 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Requirement for Death Cert in Probate<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Greetings all, it is my understanding that we no longer have a state wide requirement to have a death certificate to open a probate proceeding. Can someone please</span>
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">confirm this and point me in the right direction for authority.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tom</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thomas J. Westbrook</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Attorney at Law</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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