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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;">April 24, 2024</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Marcus,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">In the past, I have filed a Motion for a Declaratory Judgment within an existing case.</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 ask the judge for a judgment and order finding that XXX is deceased, based on the facts presented.</span></div>
<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I ask for an order requiring the coroner to issue a death certificate.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Andrekita Silva </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 940 </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Seattle, Washington 98101-2509 </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">206-224-8288 </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:ak@seattle-silvalaw.com">ak@seattle-silvalaw.com</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">-------- Original Message --------</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Subject: Re: [WSBAPT] Presumption of Death after 7 years</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Date: 2024-04-24 14:23</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Marcus Fry <<a href="mailto:MFry@hawleytroxell.com">MFry@hawleytroxell.com</a>></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">To: WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Reply-To: WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I can tell you I thought about using this statute in a missing trust</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">beneficiary case. What gives me pause is the tile of the Chapter-</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Uniform Simultaneous Death Act. Moreover, the majority of the</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Chapter’s provisions focus on minimum survival requirements. With</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">that said, the statute never actually limits the applicability of RCW</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">11.05A.050 (evidence of death) to simultaneous deaths. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Let me know if you file a petition and make the argument of its</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">application. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Best of luck, </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Marcus </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">From: <a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>> On Behalf Of Sarah Cuellar</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 1:34 PM</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">To: WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Subject: [WSBAPT] Presumption of Death after 7 years </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">* NOTICE: EXTERNAL EMAIL *</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">-------------------------</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">All, </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Has anyone had experience using RCW 11.05A.050(5), which states that</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">"[a]n individual whose death is not established under this section who</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">is absent for a continuous period of seven years, during which he or she</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">has not been heard from, and whose absence is not satisfactorily</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">explained after diligent search or inquiry, is presumed to be dead."? </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">How does one go about invoking this statute? Can I cite it in a Petition</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">for establishing probate to explain away a missing heir, or do I need to</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">move for a separate order (separate TEDRA case!?) that declares Heir A</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">deceased by reason of RCW 11.05A.050(5)? </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">My (free) caselaw databases don't return a single case that cites this</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">statute. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for your time, </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Sarah </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Law Office of Sarah N. 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