[WSBARP] Quiet Title Action Against Deceased (Unprobated Estate)

[NC]

You should be able to obtain verification of his passing fairly easily.
On Sep 20, 2016 9:42 PM, "HOWARD HERMAN" <hhherman2 at comcast.net> wrote:

> CR 10
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>                                 FORM OF PLEADINGS AND OTHER PAPERS
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>     (a)  Caption. Every pleading shall contain a caption setting forth the
> name of the court, the title of the
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> action, the file number if known to the person signing it, and an
> identification as to the nature of the
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> pleading or other paper.
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>     (1)  Names of Parties. In the complaint the title of the action shall
> include the names of all the parties,
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> but in other pleadings it is sufficient to state the name of the first
> party on each side with an appropriate
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> indication of other parties.
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>     (2)  Unknown Names. When the plaintiff is ignorant of the name of the
> defendant, it shall be so stated in the
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> plaintiff's pleading, and such defendant may be designated in any pleading
> or proceeding by any name, and when the
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> defendant's  true name shall be discovered, the pleading or proceeding may
> be amended accordingly.
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>     (3)  Unknown Heirs. When the heirs of any deceased person are proper
> parties defendant to any action relating
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> to real property in this state, and when the names and residences of such
> heirs are unknown, such heirs may be
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> proceeded against under the name and title of the "*unknown heirs" of the
> deceased*. In any action brought to
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> determine any adverse claim, estate, lien, or interest in real property,
> or to quiet title to real property,
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> unknown parties shall be designated as "*also all other persons or
> parties unknown claiming any right, title,*
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> *estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described in the complaint
> herein."*
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> You basically sue the whole world.
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> *From:* wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces at lists.
> wsbarppt.com] *On Behalf Of *David Faber
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 20, 2016 5:35 PM
> *To:* wsbarp
> *Subject:* [WSBARP] Quiet Title Action Against Deceased (Unprobated
> Estate)
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> Real Property List,
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> A client wants to file a quiet title action against a neighboring parcel.
> The problem is that the owner of record is a deceased individual. We know
> of at least one heir at law (a son, who appears to be paying the property
> taxes on the parcel), but do not have sufficient information about who the
> other heirs of the deceased might be, or whether the deceased has a valid
> will (though no probate appears to have ever been filed).
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> Questions:
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> (1) Who do I need to name as the Defendant? The deceased? The son? Both?
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> (2) How do I plead against the defendant party or parties? We are only
> acting on information that the owner of record is deceased, though that
> information is pretty solid. Would it be sufficient to say "Defendant
> [NAME] is the owner of record of [PARCEL], and on information is believed
> Deceased"? Then plead against the known heir at law as another Defendant?
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> Thank you.
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> Best,
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> David J. Faber
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> Faber Feinson PLLC
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> 210 Polk Street, Suite 1
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> Port Townsend, WA 98368
> (360) 379-4110
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