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Thanks for your responses. It definitely differs by county, though CR 41(b)(2) (A) is quite firm in stating that in any civil case languishing for more than 12 months the clerk "shall" notify attorneys of record and dismiss the case unless a party files a
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I appreciate the note that the PR is not discharged by the clerk's administrative closure — obvious on consideration. I suppose I can remove the re-issuance of Letters from my form Order for these.</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 6, 2025 10:26 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Re-opening Administratively Closed Probate</span>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">It has been a very long time since I dealt with one of these, but as I recall it differs from county to county. At least one county (Pierce maybe?) at one
point had a local rule where you needed to submit a specific motion to re-open the probate, while another county (King I think?) would administratively “re-open” the probate if you called the clerk.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The legal effect of “administrative closure” is iffy. I think it really just means the clerk is archiving the file to get its maintenance out of their hair,
and it doesn’t really mean anything in terms of the ongoing authority of the PR. It’s certainly not a valid way to close a probate under the statutes, and obviously it doesn’t discharge the PR from their duties or liability for breach of duty.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Sincerely,</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Eric</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Hello listmates,</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="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 to complete the remaining work and distribute the assets.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="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 to know if anyone has a rule or statute I have missed in my research saying otherwise.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Thanks, </span></p>
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