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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Please respond to the list.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Marsha</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#333300">Marsha C. Hudson</span></b><span style="color:#333300"><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333300">(She/her/hers)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333300">Attorney at Law #23330</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333300">3221 NW 62<sup>nd</sup> Street, Seattle, WA 98107</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333300">Telephone: 206-297-3933</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333300">Fax: 206-357-9356<br></span><span style="color:#333300"><a href="mailto:marsha@griffyn.us" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333300">marsha@griffyn.us</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333300">Life's most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others? -</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333300"> Martin Luther King, Jr.<br><br>This e-mail may contain information that is protected by attorney-client, work product and/or other privileges. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please contact me immediately and return the email by forwarding it to this office at <u><a href="mailto:marsha@griffyn.us" target="_blank"><span style="color:#333300">marsha@griffyn.us</span></a></u> and then deleting the e-mail.<br></span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Webdings;color:#333300">P</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333300"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#333300">Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><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>Brent Williams-Ruth<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 12, 2022 11:10 AM<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] Questions on Procedure to withdraw as counsel (King County)</p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Greetings List Members - </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I have an estate where the Executor has gone without communicating for too long a period. As such, I will be withdrawing - looking at CR 71- my question is are all of the heirs, devisees, and legatees who received notice of the probate initially considered "parties" of the proceeding?</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Just want to make sure that I comply with the rules. </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Procedurally, since I am doing this through CR 71(c) - withdrawal by notice - the rule states that if no one objects, the withdrawal shall become effective without order of the court.....but is this something that I simply file (we are in King County) through e-filing?</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you!</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brent</span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Brent Williams-Ruth</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> (pronouns: he/him)<br><i>Attorney-At-Law</i></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Law Offices of Brent Williams-Ruth, </span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">a division of BWR Consulting, PLLC</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Physical Address: 500 S 336th Street, Suite 214; Federal Way, WA 98003</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red">**EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY**</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> All mail sent through the USPS should be sent to the following address: PO BOX 3319; Federal Way, WA 98063 </span></b></p><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Office/Scheduling Phone:<span style="color:#004080"> </span><span style="color:red">(253) 285-7751</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Direct:<span style="color:red"> (253) 285-7453</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:Brent@Williams-RuthLaw.com" target="_blank">e-mail</a> / <a href="http://www.williams-ruthlaw.com/" target="_blank">website</a> /</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/bwrlaw" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">facebook</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> / </span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>