<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Good morning all:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">I am drafting a Will for a client who wants to designate a Canadian citizen as their personal representative. As I'm sure we all do, I often draft Wills that designate a non-Washington resident as PR, and just tell the client that when the time comes, an in-state/county agent will need to be appointed for service of process, etc. My guess is that RCW 11.36.010(6) also applies to a Canadian who would be considered a "nonresident" - but does anyone have experience with this and can answer for sure whether a non-US citizen can serve as PR?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font color="#0000ff"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:small">RCW 11.36.010(6): </font><i style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" style=""><span style="text-indent:48px">A nonresident may be appointed to act as personal representative if the nonresident appoints an agent who is a resident of the county where such estate is being probated or who is an attorney of record of the estate, upon whom service of all papers may be made; such appointment to be made in writing and filed by the clerk with other papers of such estate; and, unless bond has been waived as provided by RCW </span><a href="http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.28.185" class="gmail-ui-link" style="text-indent:48px;box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bold;text-decoration-line:none">11.28.185</a><span style="text-indent:48px">, such nonresident personal representative must file a bond to be approved by the court.</span></font></i></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Thank you in advance!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Warmly,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Kendel</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif">--</span></div><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div dir="ltr" align="left" style="margin-left:0pt"><div dir="ltr" align="left" style="margin-left:0pt"><div dir="ltr" align="left" style="margin-left:0pt"><table style="border:none;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="338"><col width="74"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kendel Froese </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Attorney, <a href="https://www.froeselawpllc.com" target="_blank">Froese Law PLLC</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">203 N. Washington | Suite 200 | </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Spokane, WA | 99201 </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">509.514.5317 (Call & Text) </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Instantly schedule an appointment with me </span><a href="https://calendly.com/froeselawpllc" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">here</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">!</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><img width="81" height="96" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zIKTONA4xR_ILmHA0lPNyhV8gYAa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