<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Thank you everyone!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">I will say that when I started my practice ten years ago, I had a mentor that guided me toward the cover letter including the account/reference number - but no one appears to do it this way so I think I will jump in with the mainstream. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Brent</div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Brent
Williams-Ruth</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> (pronouns: he/him)<br>
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Offices of Brent Williams-Ruth, </span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><font size="1">a division of BWR Consulting, PLLC</font></span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Physical Address: 500 S 336th Street, Suite 214; Federal
Way, WA 98003</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><font color="#ff0000">Mailing Address:</font> </span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PO BOX 3319; Federal Way, WA 98063 </span></b></p><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Office/Scheduling
Phone:<span style="color:#004080"> </span><font color="#ff0000">(253) 285-7751</font></span></p><p><font color="#ff0000" face="Times New Roman, serif">For All Meetings & Scheduling: <a href="mailto:info@williams-ruthlaw.com" target="_blank">info@williams-ruthlaw.com</a></font></p><p>
</p><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:Brent@Williams-RuthLaw.com" target="_blank">e-mail</a> / <a href="http://www.williams-ruthlaw.com/" target="_blank">website</a> /</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/bwrlaw" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">facebook</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> / </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Aug 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM Jayne Marsh Gilbert <<a href="mailto:jgilbertatty@gmail.com">jgilbertatty@gmail.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 dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I agree with Nick</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Aug 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM Nick Pleasants <<a href="mailto:npleasants@ohswlaw.com" target="_blank">npleasants@ohswlaw.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>
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Regardless of what the cover letter says, if the Notice to Creditors was enclosed, then I would argue that creditor is on notice for all debts alleged to be owed by the decedent. I'm not aware of anything in the statute (Ch. 11.40 RCW) requiring you to reference
an account number. The debts were clearly incurred while the decedent was alive, so I don't see how their delay in invoicing requires you to reissue them a Notice to Creditors.</div>
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Best,<br>
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<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">We did the notice to creditors but Virinia Mason has at least FIVE different account numbers for this same decedent, including one that just came in via USPS to the Executor. </div>
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First question - if known creditor letters were sent to Virginia Mason for Accounts A, B, C, X, and Y......are they still entitled for actual notice for Account Z when they haven't bothered to send a single invoice until now?</div>
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<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">I have always been extremely conservative advising my clients that it is better to send a known creditor letter referencing all known accounts. </div>
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<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">I was looking for authority that was specifically on point and came up short. </div>
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<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Curious to know what you do when it comes to Known Creditor notices. </div>
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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Brent Williams-Ruth</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> (pronouns: he/him)<br>
<i>Attorney-At-Law</i></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Law Offices of Brent Williams-Ruth, </span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><font size="1">a division of BWR Consulting, PLLC</font></span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Physical Address: 500 S 336th Street, Suite 214; Federal Way, WA 98003</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><font color="#ff0000">Mailing Address:</font> </span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PO BOX 3319; Federal Way, WA 98063 </span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Office/Scheduling Phone:<span style="color:rgb(0,64,128)"> </span><font color="#ff0000">(253) 285-7751</font></span></p>
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