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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Stuart Scarff<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 31, 2023 9:40 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com>; wsbarp@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-family:"Georgia Pro",serif">Letters Testamentary can be issued to Co-Personal Representatives, but for reasons unbeknownst to me, many banks and a few credit unions are rejecting Co-Personal Representatives and stating
they will only recognize one Personal Representative. Major pain. To avoid this headache, I am encouraging clients to name a single Personal Representative with alternate PRs.
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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">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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