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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 3, 2023 4:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] AUNT DIED INTESTATE - WHAT DOES NIECE DO??</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">I have never used it. Seems like a probate is only a little harder and carries much more weight<span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😊</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Diane J. Kiepe<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 3, 2023 1:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] AUNT DIED INTESTATE - WHAT DOES NIECE DO??</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thanks Roger – I always forget that availability – I should print it out and keep it close by
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Script MT Bold"">Diane J. Kiepe</span></i></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Diane J. Kiepe</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Douglas Eden</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">717 W. Sprague Ave.</p>
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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>Roger Hawkes<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 3, 2023 12:26 PM<br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">You can also do creditors claim protection under statute without doing probate.</p>
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<p class="x_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>Diane J. Kiepe<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 3, 2023 12:04 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hi Fern,</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If the estate is under $100K and no real property a small estate affidavit ought to do the trick. In the alternative, to take advantage of the Creditor Claim statute
(which I always think is a good idea – well nearly always), she can open a probate under RCW 11.28.120(2)€ which does provide for a niece to serve. In your petition just cite facts of there being no surviving parties ahead of her to serve.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Script MT Bold"">Diane J. Kiepe</span></i></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Diane J. Kiepe</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Douglas Eden</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">717 W. Sprague Ave.</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Suite 1500</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Fern Herbert<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 31, 2023 5:10 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">This one has me stumped. </span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">Aunt died intestate. Niece is the only surviving relative.
<b>Estate is under $100K.</b> <span class="x_contentpasted1"><span style="background:white">Outside of probate, is there a legal proceeding that would allow the niece to administer the estate and get it settled? </span></span><span class="x_contentpasted0"><span style="background:white">She
was listed as the emergency contact but that's all. </span></span>I do not see any provision for a niece in the intestate line of succession. This woman needs to lay her aunt to rest and get her estate settled, but there does not seem to be any provision
in the law for her to recover any expenses that she may take out of pocket to do this. Will the estate go to the State? <span class="x_contentpasted2"><span style="background:white"> </span></span><span class="x_contentpasted0"><span style="background:white">Is
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