[WSBAPT] Recording PR Deeds with Letters Testamentary

[Brent Williams-Ruth]

I will say that I have never attached the Letters to the Deed. I will
upload them (when using Simplifile) with the REETA to prove the exemption
as being transferred through probate - but not as part of the Deed.

In my PR Deed template that was provided to me by a colleague when I was
starting out - has the following language:
THE UNDERSIGNED GRANTOR _____________________________, as the duly
appointed, qualified and acting Personal Representative of the Estate of
______________________________, deceased, under Probate Case No.
*_______________________*, ____________County Superior Court of the State
of Washington, as authorized by an Order entered in each of the
above-referenced the probate matters on ________________, to settle the
estate of ____________________________, without the intervention of the
court,  for and in consideration of the settlement of the above referenced
estate, does convey and quit claim to the
Grantee,__________________________ all of the Decedent’s right, title and
interest in the following described real estate situated in the County of
____________________, State of Washington, including any interest therein
which Grantor may hereafter acquire.

This information is sufficient that if anyone ever wanted to look up the
specific Letters or Order opening the estate - they would have everything
they needed to zero in on it.

I have had many a Deed returned - but never because of a Lack of Letters
Testamentary/Administration.

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On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 10:48 AM <jbdolan at jbdolan.com> wrote:

> Colleagues:
>
> For as long as I can remember, we have always recorded Letters
> Testamentary with PR Deeds.  The PR Deed specifically references the
> Letters Testamentary “attached as Exhibit A.”
>
> Suddenly, in the past two weeks, we have had two PR Deeds that we mailed
> to two different counties recorded and returned to us without the Letters
> recorded.  In both instances, the auditor kept the original Letters
> Testamentary, which cost us $5.00 and which always have been recorded
> with the PR Deed and returned to us along with the original Deed.   The
> recorded Deed was returned, with no explanation why they recorded the PR
> Deed without the Letters.  The auditor also kept the full recording fee,
> even though it included an extra $1.00 for the extra page.  We now have
> two recorded documents that refer to an attachment that does not exist.
>
> What do others do when recording PR Deeds?  Do you include the Letters
> Testamentary?
>
> Jim Dolan
>
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