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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>If the PR has letters. Just file a Declaration of Closing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Douglas S. Dunham<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>CRANE DUNHAM PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>3600 15<sup>th</sup> Ave W, Suite 200<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Seattle, WA 98119-1330<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Phone: (206) 292-9090<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Email: <a href="mailto:ddunham@cranedunham.com"><span style='color:blue'>ddunham@cranedunham.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Fax: (206) 292-9736<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Web: <a href="http://www.cranedunham.com/"><span style='color:blue'>www.cranedunham.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>This e-mail may contain confidential information which is legally privileged. 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Thank you. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark McClure<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 27, 2022 5:36 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com>; solo-and-small-practice-section@list.wsba.org; creditor-debtor-section@list.wsba.org; wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com<br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Motion to Dismiss a Probate<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Hi Listmates,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I have a probate where the PR wishes to dismiss the matter. As it turns out, there are no estate assets, and no creditors and just a minor bank account that was held in joint ownership.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Is it as simple as drafting a motion to dismiss prior to completion? How have you handled something like this?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Thanks in advance for comments.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#4C76A2'>Mark C. 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