[WSBAPT] Title question

[John McCrady]

I did; my opinion is that a judgment must be recorded to be a lien on homestead property.  Of course even upon recordation it is only  a lien on excess value.

John McCrady
Counsel
Puget Sound Title Company
5350 Orchard Street West
University Place WA 98466
253-476-5721

From: wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com] On Behalf Of Roger Hawkes
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 3:15 PM
To: WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv
Subject: Re: [WSBAPT] Title question

John: did you chime in on the other listserv query about whether a judgment has to be recorded in order to be a lien on homestead property?

Roger Hawkes, WSBA # 5173
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From: John McCrady [mailto:j.mccrady at pstitle.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 1:46 PM
To: WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv
Subject: Re: [WSBAPT] Title question

I don't have time right now to go into detail, but you may want to look at Lyon v. Lyon, 100 Wn 2d 409 (1983) for a discussion of Joint Tenancy and Community Property

John McCrady
Counsel
Puget Sound Title Company
5350 Orchard Street West
University Place WA 98466
253-476-5721

From: wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com<mailto:wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> [mailto:wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com] On Behalf Of Lisa Schuchman
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 1:06 PM
To: WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv
Subject: [WSBAPT] Title question

My clients, a married couple, took title to property with their daughter and her husband.  Here is how the deed describes the grantees:

"Jane Doe and John Doe, wife and husband, and Alice Smith and Bob Smith, wife and husband, as joint tenants with right of survivorship."

Do we think this is two joint tenants (two couples) or four (four individuals)?  If four, how can we describe it so it is two?

Thanks.

Lisa E. Schuchman
206-325-2801
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