[WSBAPT] Primary Residence in Trust, but No Trust Doc....

[Jeff at bellanddavispllc.com]

If the house is in the name of a Trust; why not just create a trust in that name?  Clients must have had the intent to create a trust when they signed the deed, so now formalize it.

 

Jeff Davis

 

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Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2026 3:05 PM
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Subject: [WSBAPT] Primary Residence in Trust, but No Trust Doc....

 

Hi All,

 

 

I have a client who some how had previously quit claimed their primary residence to a RLT, but they told me they have never signed an RLT document. Has anyone encountered this?

 

My thoughts as next steps:

 

TEDRA to undo? 

 

Or using RCW 11.98.014, consider their prior trust to be an oral trust, and simply quit claim to their new trust?

 

 

Thanks all,

 

 

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