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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks, Dalynne. We, too, have done this several times. I would love to compart your pleadings with ours to see if we are still on base.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Brent Williams-Ruth<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 14, 2023 11:01 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <<a href="mailto:WSBAPT@lists.wsbarppt.com">WSBAPT@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Double Probate<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I have a new matter where one spouse died 3 years ago, the other last month, and nothing was done until now. This makes me think that a double probate is appropriate (Wills are identical and
PR after the spouse is the son) so that the PR will have authority to handle both joint and separate accounts. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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