What is the deadline to file a claim against Kimberly A. Claar's estate?

You must file within four months after first publication (May 4, 2026), or within 30 days after receiving mailed notice, whichever is later.

Where do I send my claim for the estate?

Mail a copy to Personal Representative Sharon Pakkala or the attorney at Jacobs & Jacobs, PLLC, P.O. Box 917, Lewiston, ID 83501, and file the original with the Asotin County Superior Court.

What happens if I miss the claim deadline?

Your claim will be forever barred and you generally cannot recover from the estate for that claim.

Probate — 1828 Idaho Street, Lewiston, ID (26-4-00048-02)

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This is a probate notice for the estate of Kimberly A. Claar informing creditors to present claims against the decedent within statutory deadlines. Claims must be filed with the court and served or mailed to the personal representative or their attorney to avoid being barred.

Key Takeaways

First publication date: May 4, 2026
Creditors must present claims within four months of first publication
Alternatively, within 30 days after notice was mailed to creditor
Claims not timely filed will be forever barred

Deadline · Claims Deadline

September 4, 2026

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Published

May 18, 2026 · yesterday

What to do next

1
Prepare and serve your claim
Draft your claim per RCW 11.40.070 and mail a copy to Jacobs & Jacobs, PLLC, P.O. Box 917, Lewiston, ID 83501 as soon as possible.
2
File original claim with court
File the original claim with Asotin County Superior Court before the later of 30 days after mailed notice or four months after May 4, 2026.
3
Contact the estate attorney
Call Blake L. Jacobs Houlihan at (208) 986-3550 or email blake@jacobsandjacobslegal.com for questions about filing.

Frequently asked questions

What is the deadline to file a claim against Kimberly A. Claar's estate?: You must file within four months after first publication (May 4, 2026), or within 30 days after receiving mailed notice, whichever is later.
Where do I send my claim for the estate?: Mail a copy to Personal Representative Sharon Pakkala or the attorney at Jacobs & Jacobs, PLLC, P.O. Box 917, Lewiston, ID 83501, and file the original with the Asotin County Superior Court.
What happens if I miss the claim deadline?: Your claim will be forever barred and you generally cannot recover from the estate for that claim.

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Legal terms in this notice

Personal Representative: Person appointed to manage the deceased's estate and handle claims and distributions.
First publication: The date the notice first appears in a newspaper, starting the statute deadlines.
RCW 11.40.070: Washington statute describing how and when creditors must present claims against an estate.
Probate and nonprobate assets: Probate assets go through court distribution; nonprobate pass outside probate (e.g., joint tenancy).

Full Notice Text

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON
FOR THE COUNTY OF ASOTIN
IN PROBATE
Case No. 26-4-00048-02
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030)

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KIMBERLY A. CLAAR, Deceased.

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative's attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent's probate and nonprobate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: May 4, 2026
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Sharon Pakkala
ADDRESS FOR MAILING/SERVICE:
JACOBS & JACOBS, PLLC
P.O. Box 917
Lewiston, ID 83501
DATED this 17th day of April, 2026.
Sharon Pakkala
Presented by:
/s/ Blake L. Jacobs Houlihan
Blake L. Jacobs Houlihan, WSBA#58720
JACOBS & JACOBS, PLLC
Attorney for Personal Representative
1828 Idaho Street, P.O. Box 917
Lewiston, ID 83501
(208) 986-3550; Fax (208) 986-3552
Email: blake@jacobsandjacobslegal.com
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