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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='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>You can have multiple PR’s, but they would have to agree on everything and the logistics can be a pain (i.e. both having to sign documents, etc.). It’s better to have one as primary and the other as a backup. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Craig<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><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'>CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message contains information belonging to the Law Office of Craig Sjostrom, which may be privileged, confidential and/or protected from disclosure. The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you believe that you have received this message in error, please be so kind as to contact the sender and delete the message. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying is strictly prohibited. Thank you. <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'>> Law Office of Craig Sjostrom, 1204 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon, WA 98273 Phone (360) 848-0339 Fax (360) 336-3488 email <a href="mailto:cdsjostrom@comcast.net">cdsjostrom@comcast.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><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>Dave Culbertson<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 31, 2023 9:09 AM<br><b>To:</b> wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com; wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com<br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Question On Joint Personal Representatives<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'>Hello, Probate Listmates.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'>A quick question on pros and cons. A client wants to have two relatives act as joint Personal Representatives in her Will. I’m not sure that is possible to give letters testamentary to two people, but if it is my instinct is that it would be better to have one be the personal representative and the other be a successor PR. Any arguments for and against?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'>Thanks in advance.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'>Dave Culbertson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><b>The Law Office of Davisson Culbertson</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'>PO 20403<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'>Seattle, WA 98102<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><i>Phone: </i>(206) 478-8134<i><o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><i>FAX: </i>(866) 867-7796<i><o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><a href="mailto:dculbertson@culbertsonlawoffice.com" target="_blank"><i>dculbertson@culbertsonlawoffice.com</i></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'><span lang=ES><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>