[WSBAPT] WSBAPT Digest, Vol 130, Issue 17
Amy Felt
amy at feltlaw.com
Tue Jul 22 15:30:56 PDT 2025
Lack of Probate Aff/Comm Prop agreement -
I had an interesting and frustrating experience yesterday at the Spokane
County Treasurer's Office. I had previously recorded a Community Property
Agreement and redacted death certificate for a client whose husband died a
few years ago. I was trying to file a Quit Claim Deed for the surviving
spouse into their newly created Revocable Trust. I had the necessary deed
for moving the house from the surviving spouse to the Trust with the needed
REETAS. The Treasurer's Office said I needed a deed (PR Deed) from the
PR to his wife in addition to the CPA and redacted death cert. I said that
the CPA negates the need for a deed and said there was never a formal
probate opened so the PR could not do a deed. Who is going to sign the deed
for the deceased husband if there is not a formal probate?
Three staff members told me the DOR had been pushing back that filing the
CPA was not enough that a conveyance could only be done through deed. They
all said the DOR was pushing back on LOPA as not being a conveyance and
apparently CPA's as well. I said the CPA did not need a LOPA in addition to
it. Anyway, after 1 1/2 hours debating with the staff and getting a manager
involved (manager could not find the supposed push back email they referred
to) reluctantly accepted the documents and I paid the fees. I told them if
something had changed with the DOR to please let me know, but that every
other time I had filed a CPA and death certificate that another deed was
not required to move the property from deceased spouse to surviving and a
second deed from surviving spouse into their trust.
One of the staff also told me I had to have filed the CPA before the
husband died, which I told her I think she was confused with a TOD. I don't
think she believed me!
Has anyone else had any pushback or did I just get staff that did not know
what they are doing. I have done this same transaction numerous times over
the years without incident.
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> 1. Declaring a person dead after missing more than 7 years to
> obtain court order (Dalynne Singleton)
> 2. Professional Executors, Pierce County (Lynn Clare)
> 3. Re: Professional Executors, Pierce County
> (Jeff at bellanddavispllc.com)
> 4. Buying House with Inheritance (Amy Goertz)
> 5. Re: Buying House with Inheritance (Marcus Fry)
> 6. Re: Professional Executors, Pierce County (Lewis, Amy C.)
> 7. Re: Need referral for New Jersey Guardianship Attorney
> (Nick Pleasants)
> 8. Re: Lack of Probate Aff/Comm Prop agreement (Nick Pleasants)
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> Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2025 19:28:35 +0000
> From: Dalynne Singleton <dalynne at glgmail.com>
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> Subject: [WSBAPT] Declaring a person dead after missing more than 7
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> My firm has a situation where we have a client whose wife went missing
> many years ago and he needs a QCD removing her from the title to real
> property so he can sell it. I found caselaw (Ireland v. Metro. Life Ins.
> Co., 184 Wash. 1, 4, 49 P.2d 469, 471 (1935)) and statute (RCW
> 11.05A.050(5)) which provides for a person who has been missing for 7 years
> to be declared legally dead.
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> I would appreciate receiving any petition and order obtained or reference
> to a probate estate cause number/county in which someone has been
> successful in this regard.
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> In Washington State, the process for declaring a missing person legally
> dead is governed by RCW 11.05A.050.
> Legal Presumption of Death in Washington - A person may be presumed dead
> under the following conditions:
> Seven-Year Rule:
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> * If an individual has been absent for a continuous period of seven
> years, during which they have not been heard from, and their absence is not
> satisfactorily explained after a diligent search or inquiry, they are
> presumed to be dead.
> * The death is presumed to have occurred at the end of the seven-year
> period, unless there is sufficient evidence to suggest it occurred earlier.
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> Thank you.
> Dalynne Singleton
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> From: Lynn Clare <lynnclare at clarelawfirm.com>
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> Subject: [WSBAPT] Professional Executors, Pierce County
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> I have a friend who is a financial planner wondering if there are attorneys
> or trust companies that also provide professional executor services for
> large, complex estates. The PC is in Pierce County.
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> Lynn Clare
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> From: <Jeff at bellanddavispllc.com>
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> Look at Clarity Guardians, LLC, P. O. Box 64750, Tacoma, WA 98464, (253)
> 433-0115.
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> W. Jeff Davis
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> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2025 12:47 PM
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> I have a friend who is a financial planner wondering if there are
> attorneys or trust companies that also provide professional executor
> services for large, complex estates. The PC is in Pierce County.
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> Lynn Clare
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> Clare Law Firm
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> From: Amy Goertz <amyjgoertz at icloud.com>
> To: WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com>
> Subject: [WSBAPT] Buying House with Inheritance
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> Good Afternoon -
>
> I have a recent client who just inherited a substantial amount of money
> and a house, which we titled as her sole and separate property. She is
> using this home as a rental (it was already a rental; she kept the tenants).
>
> She has the inherited money in a separate account from her community funds
> and she does not deposit community funds into the account.
>
> She is now in the middle of a divorce and has a local divorce attorney
> helping her. Her husband does not have a place to live and client is
> contemplating using some of her inheritance to purchase another rental home
> for her soon-to-be ex to live in, but wants to ensure that the property is
> and remains her separate property.
>
> Divorce attorney told her that she would have to have husband "sign off"
> on her purchase in order for it to be and remain her separate property. Is
> this accurate or ?best practice? advice?
>
> Aside from the terrible idea of renting to her soon-to-be ex husband,
> would she be able to use her separate funds to purchase this property on
> her own while she is still married or would it require a signature from the
> husband to ensure the continuity of the separate nature of the funds?
>
> Amy
>
> Amy J. Goertz, J.D.
> Goertz & Lambrecht PLLC
> amyjgoertz at icloud.com <mailto:amyjgoertz at icloud.com>
>
> 1.888.926.2607 phone
> 1.877.684.1627 fax
>
> Address for correspondence:
> 2829 S. Grand Blvd., Suite 303
> Spokane, WA 99203
>
> Additional office locations:
> 510 Bell Street
> Edmonds, WA 98020
>
> Goertz & Lambrecht PLLC
> www.goertzlambrecht.com <http://www.goertzlambrecht.com/>
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> From: Marcus Fry <MFry at hawleytroxell.com>
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> Subject: Re: [WSBAPT] Buying House with Inheritance
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> Amy:
> My view she should be receiving direction from her divorce attorney rather
> than you. If something goes south with the divorce and you handled setting
> this up, you could be left exposed. You are free to contact the divorce
> attorney to give your $.02 that this shouldn?t be a problem from a tracing
> standpoint in the divorce and that as long as no financing is involved, she
> should be able to purchase the real property without much of an issue from
> any title company. But you would caveat that with you?re the divorce
> attorney, I?m not and let the divorce attorney handle. I should note if
> she is helping her ex out, I cannot see why he would not be agreeable to
> signing an acknowledgment (even through his divorce counsel) that this is
> her separate property.
>
> -Marcus
>
> From: wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com>
> On Behalf Of Amy Goertz
> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2025 1:47 PM
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> Subject: [WSBAPT] Buying House with Inheritance
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> Good Afternoon -
>
> I have a recent client who just inherited a substantial amount of money
> and a house, which we titled as her sole and separate property. She is
> using this home as a rental (it was already a rental; she kept the tenants).
>
> She has the inherited money in a separate account from her community funds
> and she does not deposit community funds into the account.
>
> She is now in the middle of a divorce and has a local divorce attorney
> helping her. Her husband does not have a place to live and client is
> contemplating using some of her inheritance to purchase another rental home
> for her soon-to-be ex to live in, but wants to ensure that the property is
> and remains her separate property.
>
> Divorce attorney told her that she would have to have husband "sign off"
> on her purchase in order for it to be and remain her separate property. Is
> this accurate or ?best practice? advice?
>
> Aside from the terrible idea of renting to her soon-to-be ex husband,
> would she be able to use her separate funds to purchase this property on
> her own while she is still married or would it require a signature from the
> husband to ensure the continuity of the separate nature of the funds?
>
> Amy
>
> Amy J. Goertz, J.D.
> Goertz & Lambrecht PLLC
> amyjgoertz at icloud.com<mailto:amyjgoertz at icloud.com>
>
> 1.888.926.2607 phone
> 1.877.684.1627 fax
> Address for correspondence:
> 2829 S. Grand Blvd., Suite 303
> Spokane, WA 99203
>
> Additional office locations:
> 510 Bell Street
> Edmonds, WA 98020
>
> Goertz & Lambrecht PLLC
> www.goertzlambrecht.com<http://www.goertzlambrecht.com/>
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> Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2025 21:49:32 +0000
> From: "Lewis, Amy C." <ALewis at Eisenhowerlaw.com>
> To: WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com>
> Subject: Re: [WSBAPT] Professional Executors, Pierce County
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> If it?s large and complex, you could try Columbia Trust Company (they kept
> the Columbia name when Umpqua bought the bank) or one of the banks. Let me
> know if you would like a contact for Columbia Trust.
>
> For all it?s bad retail/branch reputation, Bank of America has good estate
> and trust services. We also work with KeyBank a fair amount. Northwest
> Trustee and Management Services is also an option.
>
>
> Amy Lewis, Attorney
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> 909 A Street, Suite 600 | Tacoma, WA 98402
> phone 253.572.4500 | fax 253.272.5732 | www.eisenhowerlaw.com<
> http://www.eisenhowerlaw.com/>
> From: wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com>
> On Behalf Of Lynn Clare
> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2025 12:47 PM
> To: WSBA Probate & Trust listserve <wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com>
> Subject: [WSBAPT] Professional Executors, Pierce County
>
> I have a friend who is a financial planner wondering if there are
> attorneys or trust companies that also provide professional executor
> services for large, complex estates. The PC is in Pierce County.
>
> Lynn Clare
> Clare Law Firm
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> Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2025 17:40:17 +0000
> From: Nick Pleasants <npleasants at ohswlaw.com>
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> Subject: Re: [WSBAPT] Need referral for New Jersey Guardianship
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> Hi Doris,
> I don't have a specific referral, but I always recommend checking out the
> NAELA Directory for elder law / guardianship attorneys. Someone with a CELA
> designation could definitely help with Medicaid planning.
> https://www.naela.org/FindALawyer
> Best,
> Nick
>
>
> Nicholas Pleasants | Shareholder
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> Subject: [WSBAPT] Need referral for New Jersey Guardianship Attorney
>
> A client's brother-in-law who resided in New Jersey suffered a heart
> attack and is now in a vegetative state. The couple has a five-year-old
> daughter. Unfortunately, most of the financial accounts are in the
> husband's name and the wife would like to consult a guardianship attorney.
> Any referral is much appreciated.
>
> Doris Eslinger
> Eslinger Law Office
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> Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2025 17:59:40 +0000
> From: Nick Pleasants <npleasants at ohswlaw.com>
> To: WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com>
> Subject: Re: [WSBAPT] Lack of Probate Aff/Comm Prop agreement
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> Ann,
> I would say "Necessary" is in the eye of the beholder, usually a title
> company (or if you are apply for a Senior discount on property tax, then
> the beholder is the County Treasurer/Assessor). We have some title officers
> on this list serv, maybe they will chime in on proper vesting to the
> surviving spouse when there is a CPA. But in my experience, recording the
> CPA and Death Cert is sufficient for title to vest to the surviving spouse.
> If surviving spouse goes to sell, maybe title requests an affidavit that
> the CPA was valid at death, but I have never seen that. Often it is the
> kids who go to sell after both Mom and Dad have passed, and unless it is a
> blended family, it seems noncontroversial to let the kids/executor/trustee
> sell it. Also a little different if title was only in the deceased spouse's
> name, but if they bought as husband and wife, given we are a community
> property state, it is following the intestate scheme, so title would be
> less concerned.
> Title Insurance underwriting is a risk calculation, so I highly encourage
> building a relationship with a title company/officer where you feel
> comfortable to call and ask them these questions.
> Another idea to literally "insure" that the house is in the Trust is to
> request an owner's endorsement on the existing policy in the name of the
> trust. It might cost you $1,000 or so for endorsement, but that will
> definitely smooth the way for the trustee to sell the house in the future.
> You just need to find who issued the title policy when the client bought
> the house. That is often stamped on the Statutory Warranty Deed.
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> I would record the CPA and a redacted Death Certificate. No need for a
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