<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Thank you - I don't think I said it well but this is where I end up too.</div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(56,118,29);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(56,118,29);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large">Thank you.</span></div><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 Mon, Nov 2, 2026 at 1:45 PM Laura Latta <<a href="mailto:laura@lauralatta.com">laura@lauralatta.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><font face="arial, sans-serif">Just split-balling here: When I see language like this I understand the Decedent to intend to split the estate evenly <u>taking into account the $12K advance</u>. </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">This is the formula I use to accomplish that goal: </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><span style="line-height:107%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">When dividing the estate into shares,
the PR shall add to the value of the estate the
value of all advancements. The Personal Representative shall then reduce the share of a
beneficiary who received
an advancement by the value of each advancement as of the date of its
distribution. </font></span></div><div><span style="line-height:107%"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="line-height:107%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">So if the estate is $100,000 and the advance is $12,000 the math looks like this: </font></span></div><div><span style="line-height:107%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">100K + 12K = $112K/4 = $28K. Each Beneficiary receives $28K except for the beneficiary who received the advance. That beneficiary receives $28K - $12K = $16,000. </font></span></div><div><span style="line-height:107%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Total distributions after death = $100K</font></span></div><div><span style="line-height:107%"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#45818e" face="georgia, serif"><b>Laura Latta<br>Law Office of Laura Latta PLLC</b><u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#666666" face="georgia, serif">she/her</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:13.15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Phone <a href="tel:(206)%20841-2344" value="+12068412344" target="_blank">(206) 841-2344</a></span><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#666666" face="georgia, serif"><a href="http://www.LauraLatta.com" target="_blank">www.LauraLatta.com</a></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:13.15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#666666" face="georgia, serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/4010+Lake+Washington+Blvd.+NE+Ste.+202+Kirkland,+WA+98033?entry=gmail&source=g">4010 Lake Washington Blvd. NE Ste. 202</a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:13.15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#666666" face="georgia, serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/4010+Lake+Washington+Blvd.+NE+Ste.+202+Kirkland,+WA+98033?entry=gmail&source=g">Kirkland, WA 98033</a></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:13.15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font color="#444444">NOTICE: This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you have received it in error, please advise the sender by replying to this email and immediately delete the message and any attachments without copying it or disclosing its contents to others.</font></b><br></p></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Nov 2, 2026 at 1:28 PM Diane Kiepe <<a href="mailto:diane@kiepelaw.com" target="_blank">diane@kiepelaw.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><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">I am not looking for what the law says below circumstance, but what you believe the decedent intended and what is "fair".</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Advance to Child 1: $12,000. This amount is "to come out of your inheritance to be fair to everyone".</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">No one disputes this transaction. My question is on how you interpret fair (the plan is all kids equally). A first distribution to others in the same amount? Or, divide the estate amount by # of beneies, reduce one share by that amount, and redistribute that amount to others? The beneficiaries will sign off but I keep waffling and would like your thoughts.</div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(56,118,29);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(56,118,29);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large">Thank you.</span></div><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"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/200+N.+Mullan+Rd.,+Suite+203+Spokane+Valley,+WA%C2%A0+99206?entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank">200 N. 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