[WSBARP] Juvenile Felony and Administration of Estate
scott at scottgthomaslaw.com
scott at scottgthomaslaw.com
Wed May 20 07:51:28 PDT 2020
An illustration of why juveniles should follow the process to have their
records expunged as soon as they are able. Several pro bono legal services
providers in Washington have programs set up to assist.
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The key here is not whether it was as a juvenile, but whether civil rights
have been restored. That is now automatic in WA as long as some requirements
have been met. Restores all rights except firearms (which can also be done,
by a separate process). While I believe this clearly includes fiduciary
duties such as PR, Guardian etc., courts have wide discretion to deny PR to
someone who is "unsuitable". I had a case where a named PR had a theft
charge, went into diversion, and was told it "would go away". It doesn't.
Even though she was never convicted, Commissioner looked at the charge,
noted how recent (12 years) and said no. Hope this helps.
Tim Williams
Timothy E. Williams
Attorney at Law
5302 Pacific Ave
Tacoma, WA 98408
(253) 591-7088
(253) 591-7086 fax
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Subject: [WSBARP] Juvenile Felony and Administration of Estate
List,
RCW 11.36.010 disqualifies any person who has been convicted of a felony
from being appointed Personal Representative. Does that include persons who
were convicted as juveniles? I was thinking that it should not, but I am
having a difficult time finding an answer one way or another. Any thoughts
would be appreciated.
Sincerely,
Michael P. Jacobs
Riach Gese Jacobs, PLLC
7331 196th St. SW | PO Box 1067 | Lynnwood, WA 98036
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