[WSBAPT] Child discovered through DNA testing website

[Mike Winslow]

I include a general disinheritance provision in every will that reads:
"Except as herein provided, I make no provision for any other child or
relative who may survive me." If I know the names of children that my client
wishes to disinherit, I always recommend that they identify them by name. I
also am careful in referring to "children" as a class of heirs; e.g. if you
use the reference to 'children' as a class then state it something like
this: " l leave my estate in equal shares to my children, as specifically
identified by name herein". 
 
Michael A. Winslow
1204 Cleveland Ave.
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Ph. 360-336-3321
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From: wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com
[mailto:wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com] On Behalf Of Yvette O'Connell
Sent: Friday, May 03, 2019 3:58 PM
To: WSBA Probate and Trust Section
Subject: [WSBAPT] Child discovered through DNA testing website
 
I have a client that did a test through ancestry.com only to find out he has
a 30 year old daughter.  No contact has been made between the two and he
doesn't have a desire to establish a relationship. 
 
Am I correct in my thinking that this new daughter should be named in the
will in order to prevent her from taking an omitted child's share?  Or is
there something I'm not thinking of?  
 
 
Thanks!  
Yvette
 
 
The Law Office of Yvette Smith O'Connell
7801 Green Lake Dr. North, Seattle, WA 98103
206/334-9949  
Email:  <mailto:YvetteOConnellLaw at gmail.com> YvetteOConnellLaw at gmail.com
Website:   <http://www.yvetteoconnelllaw.com/> YvetteOConnellLaw.com
 

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