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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Interested in hearing your thoughts: Open probate in Spokane County and Real Property in another County.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">1. RCW 4.112.010 basically states that where property is located Venue is in the county where the property
is located (in this case real estate). </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red">“</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:red">Actions for the following causes shall be commenced
in the county in which the subject of the action, or some part thereof, is situated:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:red">(1) For the recovery of, for the possession of, for the partition of, for the foreclosure of a mortgage on, or for the
determination of all questions affecting the title, or for any injuries to real property.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2. RCW 11.96A.050 – Venue provides -
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:red;background:white">(5) Once letters testamentary or of administration have been granted in the state of Washington, all orders, settlements, trials, and other proceedings under
this title must be had or made in the county in which such letters have been granted unless venue is moved as provided in subsection (4) of this section</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Where is Venue in your opinion!
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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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Script MT Bold""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Diane J. Kiepe<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Douglas Eden<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">717 W. Sprague Ave.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Suite 1500<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Spokane, WA 99201<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:djkiepe@depdslaw.com">djkiepe@depdslaw.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">509-455-5300<o:p></o:p></p>
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