<html aria-label="message body"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Thanks, Diane - I haven’t gotten any replies other than yours, but I probably should have waited and not posted at 4:00 on Friday afternoon …<div><br></div><div>Amy<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><br></div><div><font face="Lucida Calligraphy"><i>Amy J. Goertz, J.D.</i></font></div><div><font face="Lucida Calligraphy"><i>Goertz & Lambrecht PLLC</i></font></div><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><a href="mailto:amyjgoertz@icloud.com">amyjgoertz@icloud.com</a> </div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">1.888.926.2607 phone<br>1.877.684.1627 fax<br><br></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Address for correspondence:</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">2829 S. Grand Blvd., Suite 303<br>Spokane, WA 99203 </div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Additional office locations:</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">510 Bell Street<br>Edmonds, WA 98020</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Goertz & Lambrecht PLLC</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><a href="http://www.goertzlambrecht.com/">www.goertzlambrecht.com</a></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Sep 27, 2026, at 1:38 PM, Diane Kiepe <diane@kiepelaw.com> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Following. Amy, if you get any answers behind the scenes, it'd be awesome if you could share those.</div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(56,118,29);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large">Diane Kiepe, J.D., LL.M. Taxation</span></div><div><font color="#38761d" face="georgia, serif" size="4">Kiepe Estate and Probate, PLLC<br></font><div><font size="4" face="georgia, serif" color="#38761d"><a href="mailto:diane@kiepelaw.com" target="_blank">diane@kiepelaw.com</a></font></div><div><font size="4" face="georgia, serif" color="#38761d">200 N. Mullan Rd., Suite 203</font></div><div><font size="4" face="georgia, serif" color="#38761d">Spokane Valley, WA 99206</font></div></div><div><span style="color:rgb(56,118,29);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large">509-808-2087</span></div><div><div><span style="color:rgb(105,105,105);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:10px">Confidentiality</span><span style="color:rgb(105,105,105);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:10px"> Notice: This page and any accompanying documents contain information that is </span><span style="color:rgb(105,105,105);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:10px">confidential</span><span style="color:rgb(105,105,105);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:10px">, privileged, or exempt from disclosure under applicable law and is intended for the exclusive use of the addressee. This information is private and protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information in any manner is strictly prohibited.</span></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep 25, 2026 at 4:11 PM Amy Goertz <<a href="mailto:amyjgoertz@icloud.com">amyjgoertz@icloud.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><span style="font-size:14px">Hello -</span><div><span style="font-size:14px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:14px">I have two cases with a similar issue where the decedent must have done all of their banking online and we have not yet been able to determine where they bank or whether there are accounts. We’ve been checking the mail for two - three months and have received no communications from any banks.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:14px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:14px">I have obtained an Order on one directing Apple to provide access and am working on a second one for the other matter directing Microsoft to do the same.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:14px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:14px">If we are unable to locate banking information once we get access the decedents’ phones or computers, how have you located bank accounts? Do you send a form letter to the major banks? Does anyone have a list of banks to start with?</span></div><div><span style="font-size:14px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:14px">Thanks in advance for any input or suggestions -</span></div><div><span style="font-size:14px"><br></span><div>
<span><span id="cid:ii_1a0e4963aa1ff51cb0d1"><mail.gif></span></span><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal;"><div style="letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><div><font face="Lucida Calligraphy"><i>Amy<br><br></i></font></div><div><font face="Lucida Calligraphy"><i>Amy J. Goertz, J.D.</i></font></div><div><font face="Lucida Calligraphy"><i>Goertz & Lambrecht PLLC</i></font></div><div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a href="mailto:amyjgoertz@icloud.com" target="_blank">amyjgoertz@icloud.com</a> </div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a href="tel:(888)%20926-2607" value="+18889262607" target="_blank">1.888.926.2607</a> phone<br><a href="tel:(877)%20684-1627" value="+18776841627" target="_blank">1.877.684.1627</a> fax<br><br></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Address for correspondence:</div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/2829+S.+Grand+Blvd.,+Suite+303+Spokane,+WA+99203?entry=gmail&source=g">2829 S. Grand Blvd., Suite 303</a><br><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/2829+S.+Grand+Blvd.,+Suite+303+Spokane,+WA+99203?entry=gmail&source=g">Spokane, WA 99203</a> </div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Additional office locations:</div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/510+Bell+Street+Edmonds,+WA+98020?entry=gmail&source=g">510 Bell Street</a><br><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/510+Bell+Street+Edmonds,+WA+98020?entry=gmail&source=g">Edmonds, WA 98020</a></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Goertz & Lambrecht PLLC</div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a href="http://www.goertzlambrecht.com/" target="_blank">www.goertzlambrecht.com</a></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br></div><br></div><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal;"><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none;">
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