IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR WHATCOM COUNTY In re the Estate of: NELSON RENE RIOS, Deceased. No. 254-00723-37. NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Judge Robert E. Olson
The Personal Representative named below has been appointed and has qualified 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
assets.
Date of Filing of Notice to Creditors: July 18, 2025 with Clerk of Court: Date of First Publication: July 24, 2025
Name of Personal Representative: JENNIFER RIOS
Attorney for Personal Representatives: Steven D. Avery, WSBA #35262
Address for Mailing or Service: Avery Elder Law, P.S. 801 Samish Way, Ste. 202 Bellingham WA 98229 Telephone: (360) 325-2550
Email: steve@averyelderlaw.com
DATED July 18, 2025
AVERY ELDER LAW, P.S. STEVEN D. AVERY, WSBA #35262
Attorney for Personal Representative JENNIFER RIOS
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR WHATCOM COUNTY In re the Estate of: ROSEMARY ELIZABETH RYAN, Deceased. No. 25-4-00732-37. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Judge Robert E. Olson
attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. 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(1)(c); 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 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.
Date of First Publication: August 7, 2025
Personal Representative: Michelle Louise Kriz 1706 Valhalla Lane, Unit C Bellingham, WA 98226
The Personal Representative named below has been appointed and has qualified 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 in which the probated proceedings were commenced. 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(1)(c); 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 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.
Date of Filing of Notice to Creditors: July 22, 2025 with Clerk of Court:
Date of First Publication: July 31, 2025
Name of Personal Representative: KEVIN T. RYAN
Attorney for Personal Representatives: Steven D. Avery, WSBA #35262
Address for Mailing or Service: Avery Elder Law, P.S. 801 Samish Way, Ste. 202 Bellingham WA 98229
Telephone: (360) 325-2550
Email: steve@averyelderlaw.com
DATED: July 22, 2025
AVERY ELDER LAW, P.S.
STEVEN D. AVERY, WSBA #35262
Attorney for Personal Representative KEVIN T. RYAN
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR WHATCOM COUNTY In re the Estate of: LAURIE LYNN CLUMPNER, Deceased. No. 25-4-00747-37. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Judge Lee Grochmal The Administrator named below has been appointed and has qualified as Administrator 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 Administrator or the Administrator’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probated proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Administrator served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); 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 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.
Date of Filing of Notice to Creditors: July 28, 2025 with Clerk of Court:
Date of First Publication: August 7, 2025
Name of Administrator: DANIEL TROWSE
Attorney for Administrators: Steven D. Avery, WSBA #35262
Address for Mailing or Service: Avery Elder Law, P.S. 801 Samish Way, Ste. 202 Bellingham WA 98229
Telephone: (360) 325-2550
Email: steve@averyelderlaw.com
DATED: July 28, 2025
AVERY ELDER LAW, P.S. STEVEN D. AVERY, WSBA #35262
Attorney for Administrator DANIEL TROWSE
Funding for more police officers, parking requirements for new housing and penalties for littering.
These are just a few of the issues covered by 333 new Washington state laws that took effect July 27. The date marked 90 days since the end of the 2025 legislative session in Olympia, when most bills signed by governor Bob Ferguson go into force.
A handful of bills became law July 1. Some legislation can take years to go into effect. Here’s a look at some of the new laws on the books.
Clergy
Perhaps the most controversial of the legislation, the state had mandated religious leaders report child abuse or neglect, adding them to a list of mandatory reporters that includes school staff, psychologists and many more. But a federal judge ruled last week that Catholic priests can’t be mandated to disclose this information if they learn of it in a confession. The ruling came in response to litigation brought by three Catholic bishops over this aspect of the law. The U.S. Justice Department has also waded into the case on the side of the bishops. On July 25, a federal judge in Spokane issued a similar ruling in a separate challenge to the law brought by several churches.
For now, the requirement for priests to report suspected abuse or neglect they learn of during confessions is temporarily blocked pending further court proceedings. The rest of the law will take effect.
Police funding
When Ferguson entered office in January, he vowed to only sign a state budget that included $100 million in grants to hire police officers, as Washington ranks last in the country in cops per capita. House Bill 2015 delivers on that promise, creating the grant program. But a compro-
Peer counselors, behavioral health co-responders, training and other broader public safety efforts are among the other eligible options.
To access the grants, cities and counties need to either implement a new 0.1 percent sales tax for public safety or have already imposed a similar tax. They also need to follow state model policies as well as collect and report useof-force data.
The state’s Criminal Justice Training Commission must award the money by June 30, 2028.
Parking
Advocates believe one of the biggest obstacles to building much-needed housing in Washington is local parking requirements that drive up costs and take up valuable space.
A new state law is considered one of the strongest state-level efforts in the nation to relax parking requirements.
Now, cities and counties won’t be able to mandate more than one spot for every two units. They also can’t require builders to include more than one space per single-family home.Jurisdictions also can’t force commercial developers to build more than two parking spots per 1,000 square feet.
No parking minimums are allowed for existing buildings converted from nonresidential to residential use, homes under 1,200 square feet, commercial spaces under 3,000 square feet, affordable housing, child care facilities or senior housing.The rules don’t affect cities with under 30,000 residents.
Condos
Condominiums can serve as a path into homeownership for first-time buyers. But builders have long shied away from building out of fear of litigation due to the state’s liability laws, seen as overly protective of con-
Washington is looking to accelerate the construction of housing near transit, so-called “transit-oriented development.” A new law allows for more dense housing, which Washington desperately needs, while also potentially reducing pollution as more people use buses and rail to commute instead of driving.
The law requires Washington cities to allow housing development near transit.
It also requires 10 percent of units to be considered affordable and 20 percent set aside for workforce housing for the next 50 years. The legislation defines affordable as not costing more than 30 percent of the income for renters who make up 60 percent of the county’s median income or homeowners who make 80 percent of the median.
Developers who meet those requirements would get a 20-year multifamily property tax exemption. And they’d get half-off discounts on local impact fees meant to help pay for transportation projects to accommodate the population growth.
While the legislation took effect July 27, implementation of the new requirements could come as late as the end of 2029 for cities that updated their comprehensive plans last year. Cities that next revise their plans later than 2024 must follow the new rules within six months of updating.
Special education
Washington’s public school students will be offered special education services until the end of the school year in which they turn 22 or graduate high school, whichever comes first. The current age limit is 21.
Lawmakers made the change in response to a court ruling from last year that found Washington violated a federal law dealing with how long states must provide “free
appropriate public education.” The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction estimates 300-1,200 students could benefit from the raised age limit. A fiscal analysis found serving them for an extra year will cost between $6.8 million and $27 million per school year.
Clean fuels
As the federal government steps back from reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Washington wants to double down.The state is accelerating its limits on emissions from transportation. By 2038, the state needs to reduce transportation emissions 45 percent or 55 percent below 2017 levels. Each year, Washington’s Clean Fuel Standard will now aim for emission drops between 3 percent and 5 percent, up from 1 percent to 1.5 percent.
The legislation narrowly passed the legislature amid concerns the change could raise gas prices.
Medical debt Washingtonians don’t need to worry about medical debt appearing on their credit reports anymore.That debt can stop people from getting approved for car or home loans or result in them being denied health care services due to the outstanding bills.
Then-President Joe Biden imposed a similar rule at the federal level, but the Trump administration paused that effort so it never took effect. This week, a federal judge in Texas struck down the federal proposal.
Diapers
One new law looks to increase diaper-changing stations.The statute now mandates baby diaper changing stations in women’s, men’s, or gender-neutral bathrooms in new public buildings or existing ones that undergo remodels costing $15,000 or more.
Littering
Washington faces 42 percent more litter along state roads than the national average, according to a state
