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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"><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>Joshua Grant<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 31, 2023 11:15 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"><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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<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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