[WSBAPT] Mortgage in probate

[Heather deVrieze]

The mortgage doesn't have to be assigned, assumed or paid off. If the surviving spouse receives the property, they can simply keep making payments and no change is necessary.

Heather S. de Vrieze
Attorney-at-Law
de Vrieze | Carney PLLC
3909 California Avenue SW
Seattle, WA 98116-3705                          
(206)938-5500 
heatherd at westseattlelaw.com 
www.westseattlelaw.com 

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From: wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com] On Behalf Of Jennifer Sohn
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 12:51 PM
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Subject: [WSBAPT] Mortgage in probate

In situations where mortgages were in the deceased spouse's name only, do you normally get the mortgage assigned to the surviving spouse during probate? In a 30-year mortgage, we don't want to have the probate open for that long, there is no way to payoff the mortgage, and we can't get it assigned to the surviving spouse because she has no income.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Jennifer Sohn

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