[WSBAPT] Personal Representatives and Powers of Attorney

[Jayne Gilbert]

Good Call

On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 5:30 PM, Doug Schafer <schafer at pobox.com> wrote:

>  Check with the title insurance company that will be insuring the buyer's
> title.
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> Doug Schafer, in Tacoma.
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> On 5/22/2015 4:31 PM, Jennifer Johnson wrote:
>
> Good afternoon,
>
> I am closing a real estate transaction in which the Seller is the personal
> representative of an estate.  The PR brought in a power of attorney today
> appointing his attorney as attorney in fact for the purpose of signing
> closing documents.  I didn’t think that a PR could delegate duties by a
> power of attorney, at least not without a court order, but I don’t do very
> many probates so I thought I’d check with you all to see what you know.  My
> quick review of the RCWs didn’t turn up any info.
>
> It is a non-intervention probate and there is no order filed in the
> probate case as of today.
>
> I appreciate any insight someone may have on this!
>
> Thank you,
>
> Jennifer
>
> Jennifer M. Johnson | Attorney
> Hanigan Law Office, P.S.
> P.O. Box 39 / 68 Main Street
> Cathlamet, WA 98612
> (360) 795-3494
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Jayne Marsh Gilbert
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