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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">I am in the process of being appointed as substitute personal representative of a contested estate, without bond and with non-intervention powers, which has lots of real estate, which needs to be liquidated and sold. The heirs are represented and have been very contentious. There's been a mediation where the current personal representative is resigning and I am a being appointed by the court (and the attorneys) as substitute personal representative to oversee the liquidation of the estate. I have a good working relationship with the attorneys for the contentious heirs.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Any thoughts on recommended provisions which I would want to have incorporated into the stipulated order of appointment which would speed up the liquidation, minimize disputes, minimize expense to the estate, and generally protect myself from the contentious heirs? The proposed order does have currently a show cause provision as to the sale of real estate, where I would provide notice to the heirs and their attorneys as to any proposed sale and then would give them five days to object. If no objections then I have nonintervention powers to sell the real estate. If an objection then I can note a show cause hearing before the assigned judge as to why the property should not be sold. Similar to a bankruptcy model.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Also, any wisdom from those grizzled veterans who have been through this process before and survived without too many bullet holes?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Thank you.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><img width="86" height="130" src="cid:image008.jpg@01D0450C.41A4D530" align="left" hspace="12"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Robert R. Rowley</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> | Attorney at Law</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">505 W. Riverside Ave, Suite 500</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Spokane, WA 99201</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Telephone: (509) 252-5074</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Mobile: (509) 994-1143</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Facsimile: (509) 928-3084</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Email: </span><a href="mailto:rob@rowleylegal.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">rob@rowleylegal.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Web Site: </span><a href="http://www.rowleylegal.com/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">www.rowleylegal.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Practice concentrated on business, real estate and general legal matters in Washington and Idaho.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/rowleylegal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="24" height="24" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.gif@01D0450B.713A0910"></span></a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pub/rob-rowley/11/172/b20"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="24" height="24" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image004.gif@01D0450B.713A0910"></span></a><a href="https://twitter.com/ROBERTRROWLEY"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="24" height="24" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image005.gif@01D0450B.713A0910"></span></a><a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/robert-r-rowley-spokane"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="43" height="21" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image009.jpg@01D0450C.41A4D530"></span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">NOTICE: The contents of this message and any attachments may be protected by the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable protections. 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