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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">In Spokane County Superior Court we submit a Motion and Order to reopen the estate to the Presiding Dept and the Order states that the Clerk shall issue Letters Testamentary/Administration
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>James R Ihnot<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 6, 2025 12:43 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Re-opening Administratively Closed Probate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I recently had this issue and the Clerk in King County required me to file a new action and to get new letters issued. I have no problem if a Declaration of Completion
was filed by the Estate, in that event there is a statute that says the case is terminated so I didn’t fight the decision to get new letters. It also made sense to me, if the case is dissolved, how can the letters still be valid?
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Sara Longley<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 6, 2025 10:15 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Re-opening Administratively Closed Probate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">I have been brought in to work on a few different probates where matters stood still for so long that the court administratively closed the probate matter and they needed to be re-opened
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">My question is this: does re-opening a closed probate automatically revive the previously issued Letters? I have been assuming that new Letters need to be issued, but I am curious
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Thanks, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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