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<p class="MsoNormal">As long as the Wills are reciprocal and have same named PRs, Skagit County Superior Court has allowed me to do this a number of times.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Jim Doran <jim@doranlegal.com> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 29, 2021 11:51 AM<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Husband died several years ago. He and his wife both have reciprocal Wills. No probate was done at the death of the Husband. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Wife has now died and we are preparing for a probate process. Can we probate both the Husband's Will and the Wife's Will in one probate process?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">James R. Doran<o:p></o:p></p>
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