<div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4">Thank you Eric. One more thought. since there is a Superior Court guardianship matter already in place, can we use that case as the means to move this into a probate? I've never done anything like that and I assume a new probate case file will be needed and probably easier than hassling with the Clerk's Office.<br><br></font></div><font size="4">Jim <br><br></font></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="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>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 12:09 PM, Eric Nelsen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Eric@sayrelawoffices.com" target="_blank">Eric@sayrelawoffices.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I would be inclined to get son appointed as Administrator-PR and use that as authority to demand accounting, etc., and turnover of all estate assets to the
PR. If you know where bank accounts are, you probably could get an order directing the banks to turn over all funds to the PR. If the Will shows up, fine; but if not, you are already a step ahead in authority to act. The TEDRA route leaves you with only discovery
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">May be some more avenues in the Guardianship action, too. If daughter was guardian, there's maybe a bond, and she would have a duty to account to a PR.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] To Probate or to TEDRA<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">I do not know if I should do a probate in this situation or file a TEDRA Petition. Any suggestions will be appreciated.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt">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>
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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>
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What is the better way to proceed?<br>
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