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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Hi Jeannie,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Have you thought about filing for a family support award? You don’t indicate what kind of deb it is, but potentially spouse can take her interest ahead of the creditors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeannie O'Brien<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 17, 2025 12:26 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] A Difficult Probate Situation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I wonder if any of you can help me figure out what to do in this situation. Here goes:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Intestate Decedent is survived by his spouse and five children from other relationships. Decedent got himself into quite a lot of debt, trying to show his children that he had money when he didn’t (in the
words of SS). But there is debt in his name only in the amount of $32K. Equity in their Community Property house is $137K.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Decedent inherited a quarter share of a triplex. His sister owns the other three quarters. We have valued his quarter share at $162K, half of which would be distributed to his five children, the other half
SS would use to pay off his separate property debt and half of the community property debt of $26K.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Surviving Spouse does not believe that decedent’s sister will do anything to buy out the estate’s quarter interest. The creditors keep calling, and are tired of being put off. You see that it is not an insolvent
estate, but there is already debt on the CP house – a mortgage and a line of credit – and it is unlikely that SS could leverage the house any further. Nor does she want to.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">My questions: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Can the estate file a lien on the real property?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Can the estate charge statutory interest on the lien?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Can the fees related to just the separate property be charged against his quarter interest, increasing the lien amount?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I realize that a lien doesn’t pay the creditors, but it may spur his sister to figure out a better way to resolve it.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Or do I have to file a TEDRA?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If TEDRA is the answer, does anyone want this case? I’d prefer that my client not go that route, because she has spent a lot of money already, but she is very good about paying bills and staying in touch.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Client and real property are in South Seattle.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you for whatever insight you can provide.
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