[WSBAPT] UNIDROIT Convention
jbdolan at jbdolan.com
jbdolan at jbdolan.com
Mon Dec 28 08:57:23 PST 2020
Thank you, John. That article is helpful. This particular Will meets all of the requirements, except that instead of signing each page with her name, the testatrix initialed each page with her three initials.
-jbd-
From: wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> On Behalf Of John J. Sullivan
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Subject: Re: [WSBAPT] UNIDROIT Convention
Jonas:
Just researched this a week or two ago at the front end to see whether I could rely on it to convey a U.S. client’s real property in Canada.
Twenty-three states have adopted Unfortunately, WA has not adopted the uniform law, although BC and OR both have. I think it’s something the Section should consider advocating. I will recommend a parallel will that deals with the BC property only and complies with its law.
“Uniform International Wills Act.”
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/gpsolo/publications/gp_solo/2011/april_may/estate_planning_withforeignproperty/
John J. Sullivan
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On Dec 28, 2020, at 7:40 AM, jbdolan at jbdolan.com <mailto:jbdolan at jbdolan.com> wrote:
Do any of you knowledgeable folks know whether the state of Washington or the USA signed onto the UNIDROIT (International Institute for the Unification of Private Law) Convention in 1994 (or 1996)?
It is a long story, but the short version is we are dealing with a US citizen who lived and died in Australia, leaving a fill in the blank LWT that does not appear to comply with Australian requirements for an “international Will,” although I believe it would pass muster pursuant to Washington law. (All assets, including real property, are in Australia.) The attorney in Victoria, Australia asked me if I could find out the answer to the question above.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Jim Dolan
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