<div dir="ltr">Initially, I had thought that either the procedure for probating a copy or the procedure for probating an exemplified copy of a foreign will options would work. However, the <a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=11.20.090">RCW 11.20.090</a> applies where the Will is "probated" in another state and requires an original record of the probate. So if a Will is only deposited, but not probated in the other state, this option seems not to apply. Likewise, on its face, 11.020.070 states that it applies not just where there is a copy, but specifically a copy of a "lost or destroyed will." A Will deposited in another state is technically not "lost or destroyed." I'm tempted to go this route and just explain the circumstances to the court. I wondered if any of you had fallen into this legal grey area and handled it differently. <div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#45818e" face="georgia, serif"><b>Laura Latta<br>Law Office of Laura Latta PLLC</b><u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#666666" face="georgia, serif">she/her</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:13.15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Phone (206) 841-2344</span><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#666666" face="georgia, serif"><a href="http://www.LauraLatta.com" target="_blank">www.LauraLatta.com</a></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:13.15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#666666" face="georgia, serif">4010 Lake Washington Blvd. NE Ste. 202</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:13.15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#666666" face="georgia, serif">Kirkland, WA 98033</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#134f5c"><u></u> </font><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font color="#444444">NOTICE: This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you have received it in error, please advise the sender by replying to this email and immediately delete the message and any attachments without copying it or disclosing its contents to others.</font></b></p></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Sep 28, 2024 at 1:43 PM Dalynne Singleton <<a href="mailto:dalynne@glgmail.com">dalynne@glgmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg8721206419739031909">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">You can open probate in WA with an exemplified Will from another state.<span>
</span>I have done this quite a few times.<span> </span>
As you know, WA is not an ancillary state when opening probate.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [WSBAPT] Obtaining Original Will from Out-of-state Will Repository.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">Hello Listmates,<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">I wonder if any of you will be willing to share your thoughts or experience in getting an original will from a will
repository in another state court. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">When the testator passes away, the court in question will only:<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">1) Provide certified or exemplified copies; <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">2) File the will in THAT COURT to open probate; and/or <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">3) Send the original will directly to the court of another state upon a request directly from another court.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">Apparently, #3 is typically done by email from the clerk of the court, but I’m flummoxed as to how I would get the
Clerk of a Washington court to email the other state clerk. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">Here in Washington, I am aware of procedures for probating an exemplified copy
<u>when probate is open in another state</u>. I am aware of procedures for probating a copy of a
<u>lost or destroyed will</u>. Neither of these appear to be a fit. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">Does anyone have experience with this issue?<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">Warmly,<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:106%"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:106%">Laura <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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