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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I have on occasion represented Co-PR’s, and in my office agreement I explicitly state that I will withdraw if there is an irreconcilable difference between them. I also state
that there is no confidentiality between either one of them and me. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I have just finished one of these representations and it was very painful and difficult on me, but I believe it was the “right” thing for the case. The Co-PR’s were the parents
of their adult son who was tragically killed in a crash. He was the only child for one of them. He was young, single, had no children and died intestate. He had a really good job and had accumulated some assets/employment death benefits. The parents had never
married and were not together very long in the first place. There was the potential for a wrongful death lawsuit. They had some unresolved animosity towards one another, but were in agreement enough to at least try to present a united front to the outside
world (happy family for the WD case). It is a good thing that I am a reformed domestic relations lawyer because at times I spent more time mediating their interpersonal difficulties than actual law work. We were close a couple of times to everyone going their
separate ways with me withdrawn and each of them having new separate counsel. BUT, calmer heads prevailed. We worked through each of the issues and chopped through the required tasks. Having represented one or the other party in similar other litigious cases,
I know they each would have spent exponentially more money in fees having their own attorney and fighting over everything and in the end not come away with anything more. It was difficult, but they got through the process with the most of their inheritance
possible given the circumstances. Would I want a bunch of those cases at the same time? Absolutely not, but the occasional one, OK.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Philip N. Jones<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 31, 2023 11:36 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Question On Joint Personal Representatives<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Down here in Oregon, some judges do not like to appoint co-PRs, but they often make an exception if the will so nominates. All the judges see all day long are bad probates, often with co-PRs quarreling.
The good cases never make it past the probate court staff. So the judges become very sensitive to co-PRs. And when co-PRs quarrel, oftentimes the judge will appoint a neutral professional PR to make the problem go away. So both PRs end up getting fired.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">And then there is the question of whether you should represent one or both. If you represent both, and they quarrel, what do you do? Resign from both? Probably.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Phil Jones<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Philip N. Jones<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Duffy Kekel LLP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Joshua Grant<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 31, 2023 11:15 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <</span><a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Question On Joint Personal Representatives<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">You can do it, but it does complicate matters. The banks can be hard to deal with. Sometimes
they require both PR’s to sign each check. And of course both PR’s have to sign everything in the probate. I tell people that I can’t estimate the probate fee with 2 PR’s because it can vary greatly.. so why don’t one of you sign a declination to act as PR.?<o:p></o:p></span></span></a></p>
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Wilbur, WA 99185<br>
509 647 5578<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"></span></span><a href="mailto:jgrant@advocateslg.com"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">jgrant@advocateslg.com</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#004080"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Dave Culbertson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 31, 2023 9:09 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Question On Joint Personal Representatives<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in">Hello, Probate Listmates.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in">A quick question on pros and cons. A client wants to have two relatives act as joint Personal Representatives in her Will. I’m not sure that is possible to give letters testamentary to two people, but if it is
my instinct is that it would be better to have one be the personal representative and the other be a successor PR. Any arguments for and against?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in">Thanks in advance.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in">Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in">Dave Culbertson<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><b>The Law Office of Davisson Culbertson</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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