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<p class="MsoNormal">My position is, eloquently, nope. As a practical matter, it would be a nightmare to interpret that statute as requiring anybody and everybody holding a copy of a will to file it with the court....<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Eric<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Eric C. Nelsen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sayre Law Offices, PLLC<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Douglas Scott<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 16, 2022 2:00 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] RCW 11.20.010<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Requires an executor to deliver "any will" to the court within 40 days of knowledge of the testator's death. The Testator died in a foreign country and that is also where the original will is. I don't know if the testator still has any
assets in Washington, but I only have a copy of the will. Am I obligated to file the copy? <br clear="all">
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