<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">My experience with this is just to wait for two years post date of death - the statute of limitations for filing suit against the Decedent's estate.  That is generally less time lapsed before it is turned over to the State.  Then after two years, they can go in with the Small Estate Affidavit .</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
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</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, Dec 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM <<a href="mailto:Jeff@bellanddavispllc.com">Jeff@bellanddavispllc.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="msg5245427154096615572"><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="m_5245427154096615572WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Listmates:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">This would normally be a small estate affidavit.  However, the only asset is a bank account with less then $2000 in it.  Decedent’s debts total over $25,000.00.  What would you do in a situation like this.  You can’t have them sign a small estate affidavit as they say they have paid or have made arrangements to pay the decedent’s debts.  Does the heir just walk away and wait for the funds to be turned over to the State?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Jeff Davis<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">W. Jeff Davis<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">BELL & DAVIS PLLC<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">Attorneys at Law</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"><br>P.O. Box 510<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">720 E. Washington Street, Suite 105<br>Sequim WA 98382<br>Phone: (360) 683.1129 <br>Fax: (360) 683.1258 <br>email: </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:jeff@bellanddavispllc.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">jeff@bellanddavispllc.com</span></a><span style="color:black"><br></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><a href="http://www.bellanddavispllc.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:blue">www.bellanddavispllc.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"><br> <br>The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged, confidential, and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution, or copying is strictly prohibited. If you think that you have received this e-mail message in error, please e-mail the sender at </span><span style="font-size:11pt"><a href="mailto:info@bellanddavispllc.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:blue">info@bellanddavispllc.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">  or call 360.683.1129.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div>***Disclaimer: Please note that RPPT listserv participation is not restricted to practicing attorneys and may include non-practicing attorneys, law students, professionals working in related fields, and others.***<br>
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