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IN RE GUARDIANSHIP OF KARAN

No. 19786-7-III.

38 P.3d 396 (2002)

In re the GUARDIANSHIP OF Amanda Rayann KARAN. Donna Janssen, Guardian of the Estate for Amanda Rayann Karan, a minor, Appellant, v. James F. Topliff, and Esposito, Tombari & George, P.S., d.b.a. Esposito, Tombari, George, Topliff & Campbell, P.S., a Washington professional service corporation, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3, Panel Eight.

January 24, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick K. Fannin, Attorney at Law, Spokane, for Appellant.

James B. King, Keefe, King & Bowman, Spokane, for Respondents.

SWEENEY, J.

Trask v. Butler1 establishes a six-point analysis to determine whether a lawyer owes a duty to a nonclient. In this guardianship case, a mother hired a lawyer to help her set up a guardianship for her child's estate following the death of the child's father. The father had designated the child as the beneficiary of his life insurance policy. The lawyer petitioned the court for a guardianship. But the resulting guardianship...

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