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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>See </span><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>In re estate of Ehlers</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>, 80 Wn.App. 751, 763, 911 P.2d 1017, 1024 (1996)</span><span style='color:#1F497D'>. If the PR can make non-pro rata distributions over the heir’s objection, certainly the PR can force the heir to accept an interest in real estate. But then the heir can start a partition action so it’s best to work out an agreed distribution. If agreement cannot be reached then the PR decides how to distribute, within the guidelines of the will.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Lenard L. Wittlake, PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Attorney & Counselor at Law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>22 E. Poplar Street, Suite 200<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>P.O. Box 1233<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Walla Walla, WA 99362<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>(509) 529-1529 voice<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>(509) 850-3515 fax<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:LWLaw@my180.net"><span style='color:blue'>LWLaw@my180.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.lwattorney.com"><span style='color:blue'>www.lwattorney.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Rob Rowley<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 21, 2015 7:09 AM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Can An Heir Be Forced To Accept A P.R. Deed From An Non-Intervention Estate Over The Heir's Objection?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#44546A'>No – one of three heirs. PR has non-intervention powers.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#44546A'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#44546A'>Robert R. Rowley</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#44546A'>Attorney At Law</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#44546A'>(509) 252-5074 (w)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#44546A'>(509) 994-1143 (c)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#44546A'><a href="mailto:rob@rowleylegal.com"><span style='color:blue'>rob@rowleylegal.com</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#44546A'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>hhherman2<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 18, 2015 4:17 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'WSBA Real Property Listserv' <<a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Can An Heir Be Forced To Accept A P.R. Deed From An Non-Intervention Estate Over The Heir's Objection?<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Rob, </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Is this person the sole heir or devisee?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Howard</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> [<a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Rob Rowley<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 18, 2015 7:57 AM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA RPPT <<a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Can An Heir Be Forced To Accept A P.R. Deed From An Non-Intervention Estate Over The Heir's Objection?<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Never had a situation before where an heir refused to accept issuance of a personal representative's deed for valuable real estate. Off-the-cuff I don't think the heir can be forced to accept the deed, but there might be some case law out there to the contract. Setting aside the obvious that the objecting heir would not sign the Reeta.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Thank you.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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