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VI.  Procedural Matters

B.  How Can I Keep Track of the Guardianship?  A Request for Special Notice

If you qualify to do so (and the eligibility requirements are so broad that it is hard to think of anyone who would not qualify), you may file a Request for Special Notice and serve a copy of it on the Guardian or his/her attorney.  RCW 11.92.150

To qualify to do so:

• A Guardian must have been appointed, and
   

• You must be one of the following persons:

  • The Incapacitated Person,

  • Any relative of the Incapacitated Person,

  • Any person interested in the Incapacitated Person,

  • Any person "interested in the estate," or

  • "Any authorized representative of any agency, bureau, or department of the United States government from or through which any compensation, insurance, pension or other benefit is being paid, or is payable."

As a result of filing and serving a valid Request for Special Notice, you are entitled to receive:

• A copy of all of the Guardian's filings, including petitions, accounts, and claims, in the probate proceeding, as well as
   

• At least ten days' notice of any hearing on any action in the Guardianship.

Practically speaking, unlike in a nonintervention probate estate, a Request for Special Notice can be a powerful tool in a Guardianship estate.

Bottom-line: File and serve a Request for Special Notice if you believe that it is in your interest to file one.

To file and serve a Request for Special Notice:

• Complete and sign a Request for Special Notice & Declaration of Mailing form:

• File its original with the Court, and
   

• Mail a copy of it to the Guardian or his/her attorney, preferably by Certified Mail - Return Receipt Requested.

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