<div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4">Hello Probate and TEDRA Attorneys:<br><br></font></div><font size="4">I do not know if I should do a probate in this situation or file a TEDRA Petition. Any suggestions will be appreciated.</font><br><div><br clear="all"><font size="4">I have a situation where the mother, who
had been in a court appointed guardianship, has passed away. The
daughter will not come forward with a Will. The son is pretty sure that
there is a Will. The daughter will not respond to any calls, letters
or even a knock on her door. She is hiding. There are substantial
assets. Some were frozen in the guardianship but the son is afraid that
the daughter is spending the unprotected funds.<br><br></font><font size="4">Do
I open an intestate probate action and bring on a show cause hearing
for the daughter to produce the Will and to give an accounting? Or is
this better done in a TEDRA Petition? There is no real property. Can the show
cause be done in the TEDRA action?<br><br></font><font size="4">What is the better way to proceed?<br><br></font><font size="4">Jim Doran</font><div><div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>James R. Doran<br></div>Attorney at Law<br></div>100 E. Pine Street - Suite 205<br></div>Bellingham, WA 98225<br>(360)393-9506<br></div><a href="mailto:jim@doranlegal.com" target="_blank">jim@doranlegal.com</a><br></div><a href="http://www.doranlegal.com" target="_blank">www.doranlegal.com</a><br></div></div></div>
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