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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva </span><br /><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">______________________________________________________________</span> <br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">January 13, 2024</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Eric,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I'm pretty sure you can file a VAPO petition here in Washington, even if VA has been removed from Washington.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">RCW 7.105 doesn't say the vulnerable adult must reside in Washington.</span></div>
<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace"><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">It says the Petitioner can file (for venue purposes) in the county where Petitioner resides. </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The Petitioner is very often not the vulnerable adult, its someone else seeking to protect VA.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">It grants personal jurisdiction over an out of state residents if they committed acts giving rise to the Petition within the state of Washington.</span></div>
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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">So, again, even though the statute doesn't say it, I think the idea is that Washington has jurisdiction if the acts giving rise to the Petition occurred in Washington. </span></div>
<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The requirement of personal jurisdiction (significant contact giving the state an interest) is what prevents a bad actor from taking VA out of Washington (let's say to Ohio) and then trying to get a VAPO against a Washington resident in the foreign jursidiction of Ohio. </span></div>
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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't say positively as I've not had the situation, but the statute would not otherwise make sense.</span></div>
<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace"><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Andrekita Silva </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 940 </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Seattle, Washington 98101-2509 </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">206-224-8288 </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="mailto:ak@seattle-silvalaw.com">ak@seattle-silvalaw.com</a> </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On 2024-01-12 16:24, Eric Nelsen wrote:
<blockquote type="cite" style="padding: 0 0.4em; border-left: #1010ff 2px solid; margin: 0">Potential client's elderly mother has been moved out of state by a<br />sibling, and PC is concerned that this is part of a plan to isolate<br />and financially exploit. <br /><br />Is it possible to get a VAPO in Washington for someone who was a<br />Washington resident but now lives in another state? Does it make a<br />difference if the person did so against their will or while lacking<br />mental capacity to form an intent? <br /><br />I am guessing jurisdiction passes to the state where the person now is<br />present, but I just do not have time to do the research myself. Any<br />thoughts, citations, etc., would be greatly appreciated. <br /><br />Thanks as always and have a good holiday weekend everyone - <br /><br />Sincerely, <br /><br />Eric <br /><br />Eric C. Nelsen <br /><br />Sayre Law Offices, PLLC <br /><br />1417 31st Ave South <br /><br />Seattle WA 98144-3909 <br /><br />206-625-0092 <br /><br /><a href="mailto:eric@sayrelawoffices.com">eric@sayrelawoffices.com</a><br />***Disclaimer: Please note that RPPT listserv participation is not restricted to practicing attorneys and may include non-practicing attorneys, law students, professionals working in related fields, and others.***<br />_______________________________________________<br />WSBAPT mailing list<br /><a href="mailto:WSBAPT@lists.wsbarppt.com">WSBAPT@lists.wsbarppt.com</a><br /><a href="http://mailman.fsr.com/mailman/listinfo/wsbapt" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://mailman.fsr.com/mailman/listinfo/wsbapt</a></blockquote>
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