[WSBAPT] I need ideas - 1/2 community real property into trust

Mark Higgins markthiggins at gmail.com
Mon Apr 10 11:21:46 PDT 2017


If there are no creditor problems or tax problems how about distributing
the home early?

Mark

On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 10:34 AM, Christopher Small <chris at cmslawfirm.com>
wrote:

> Interesting scenario here, would love some feedback.
>
> Here are the facts:
>
>    - Married couple owns home outright - community property
>    - Spouse 1 dies with will, leaving home to Spouse 2
>    - S1's estate needs to go through probate for other reasons
>    - S2 now sick, wants to put property into trust (for various reasons)
>
> Question - is there any way to get the property into the trust without
> having to wait until the probate is complete?
>
> More specifically, is it possible for S2 to transfer his interest in the
> property into trust now and transfer the remaining interest that (I think)
> is currently frozen until probate is complete?
>
> Would love anyone's feedback, ideas, etc. If you need more info, please
> let me know.
>
> Sincerely,
> Christopher Small
> CMS Law Firm LLC <http://cmslawfirm.com>
> 150 Lake St. S., Suite 218
> Kirkland, WA 98033
> 206.659.1512 <(206)%20659-1512>
>
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Mark T. Higgins
Mark T. Higgins, P.C.
P.O. Box 57
Darrington, WA 98241
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