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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ryan Castle<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 01/31/2024 12:56 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] What if no named PR is qualified to serve?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt">I have never run into this before, but what options are available if no named personal representative in a will is qualified to serve? There are incapacity and crimes of moral turpitude issues for all three
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt">Are we just left with a "<span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">contract service provider with the office of public guardianship and conservatorship" under RCW 11.28.120(7)? The other possibilities
listed under the RCW don't exist, are not applicable, or are disqualified. How does the process with the office of public guardianship work? Do they get paid from the estate? Do we petition the court to appoint at random a contract service provider?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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