Our office provides services related to Probate and Trust Administration.  We also can answer questions relating to small estates, DSHS recovery actions and liens, adjudications, joint tenancy, Pay on death accounts, IRA rollovers and other non-probate assets.  While we  will assist the personal representatives in opening traditional principal probate, we will also consider the following types of more esoteric probate related cases.

Ancillary Probate:  Cases where the bulk of the estate is located outside of  Washington State and the Estate includes real property or other assets here.

Forgotten or lost assets: The number one estate planning mistake is forgetting to place assets into trusts.  Similarly, there are often assets that inadvertantly, or otherwise, are not included in estate accountings or distributions. 

DSHS Recovery:  Even where attempts to do appropriate pre-death planning have occurred, issues, questions, and liens still arise.  Our office assists family members  and personal representatives in understanding their rights.

Probate Litigation :  Our office encourages the peaceful resolution of disputes whenever possible particularly in the probate setting where family relationships are at stake.  However, when it's unavoidable we provide litigation services when there has been undue influence, breach of fiduciary duty, waste, or other failures in the formation or administration of a probate or trust.