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<p>I suspect the problem you might run up against is the title
company not accepting the fact that the property was homestead
property the entire post-judgment time, and not be willing to
insure around it. I'm not familiar with probate processes, but
there may be a way to get the probate court to determine which are
liens, and the title company would likely respect that
determination if the judgment creditors were given proper notice.<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Kary L. Krismer
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/28/2022 12:39 PM, Chandra Lewnau
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style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">I am dealing
with my first probate estate where the decedent had
outstanding judgments. The
PR is trying to sell the former homestead and the title
company has found 4
judgments they say must be paid before the sale. <span
style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The
sale price exceeds the homestead exemption for the county
and all the judgments together are less than that excess
value. I'm trying to
confirm the PR actually must pay off these debts based on
the current status of
the judgments, whether creditor claims are filed or not.</span></span></p>
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style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Are
all of the following judgments liens against the homestead
property? I am looking at RCW 6.13.090 (not sure if RCW
4.56.200 applies to the
homestead).</span></p>
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style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">One
judgment was entered
in the superior court of the county where the real estate is
located. I think RCW 6.13.090 requires this to be filed
with the county
recording officer so I don't think it is a lien on the
homestead.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">One
judgment was
entered in the District Court of the county where the real
property is
located and that judgment was then filed with the county
recording officer of the
same county. I think RCW 6.13.090 says this one is a lien on
the homestead. </span><span
style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Two
judgments were
entered in the District Court of the county where the real
property is
located. I think RCW 4.56.200(4) and (5) require them to be
filed in the
superior court and RCW 6.13.090 requires them to be filed
with the county, so I
don't think a lien has commenced.</span><span
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">As a
follow up question, if there is a lien,
does the creditor have to file a creditor claim? I think the
answer is no, but
RCW 11.40.130 is not completely clear.</span>
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