[WSBAPT] Situs issue

[Katharine P. Bauer]

I have friends who have done this, try to practice in mexico.  They all say
the current climate is too dangerous and bribes are expensive.. The local
mafia make it very difficult on real estate situations.  This was in Baja
area...
On May 16, 2015 7:51 AM, "Roger Hawkes" <Roger at law-hawks.com> wrote:

>  If anyone on this list is licensed to practice in Mexico, please make
> yourself known.  There is ample work available for retirees moving there.
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> Roger Hawkes, WSBA # 5173
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> *From:* jeffrey winter [mailto:jdwinter at hotmail.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, May 15, 2015 11:37 AM
> *To:* wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com
> *Subject:* [WSBAPT] Situs issue
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> Listmates:
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> PC is presently a Washington resident.  She and her spouse have existing
> an existing trust and Wills prepared when they lived in California.
> However, in the very near future (weeks, I believe) she and her spouse
> intend to sell their home here and relocate to Mexico.  The only asset left
> behind in Washington will be a bank account (and nothing left in
> California).
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> I am inclined to have her contact *un Abogado* once she is established in
> Mexico.  The bank account can probably be addressed with a POD/TOD
> designation.  The total estate is approx. $1.5 million.
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> Am I missing something?
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> Also, are any of you licensed to practice in Mexico per chance?
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> *Jeffrey D. Winter*
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