She called the King County Superior Court clerk’s office from my hospital room. It was 5:45. The office was closed, but she had a number.
She hung up three minutes later.
“Filed at 4:22 p.m.,” she said. “Eight minutes before the window closed. David Davis, Petitioner. Sarah Davis-Ruiz and Michael Davis joining. Emergency motion for appointment of temporary guardian and conservator. Hearing set for Thursday morning at nine.”
“Thursday,” I said. “That’s two days.”
“That’s two days,” Gloria agreed. She pulled out a yellow legal pad. “So let’s get to work.”
Here’s what we did that night.
First, Gloria drafted a revocation of the medical power of attorney I’d signed years ago, naming David as my health care agent. I signed it right there in my hospital bed, with a notary who happened to be on staff in the hospital’s legal office. Malcolm made a phone call and she was there in fifteen minutes.
