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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">I had the same situation occur one time and was able to revoke the election within 30 days. Get right on the Administrator of the Pension to determine the procedure, give notice of your intent, and determine who has authority to make the revocation. I think we had to provide Letters Testamentary.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Good Luck.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">Sincerely,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3333ff"><br></span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:#3333ff">Chris J. Moore</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">Christopher J. Moore, JD, CPA, AEP<sup>®</sup>, EPLS*</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">Creason, Moore, Dokken & Geidl, PLLC</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">Lawyers</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">1219 Idaho Street, POB 835</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">Lewiston, Idaho 83501-0835</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">Phone: 208-743-1516; Fax: 208-746-2231</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">Website: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="http://www.cmd-law.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1155cc">www.cmd-law.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">*Certified as an Estate Planning Law Specialist by the Estate Law Specialist Board, Inc., the only estate planning certification entity approved by both the American Bar Association and the Idaho State Bar Association.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#500050">_______________________________________________</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050"><br></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#17365d">-- Note --</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#17365d"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#17365d">The information contained in this e-mail transmission is confidential and may also be a legally privileged communication. 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Thank you.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365d"><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#17365d">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#17365d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tara<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 16, 2015 10:32 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Rescind Pension</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">Client’s retired father died unexpectedly this month, having completed his pension paperwork just a few days before his death. He elected to receive a greater lifetime income benefit and smaller death benefit, wife had signed off. The paperwork has been received by the employer, but the pension has not been processed by the administrator and no payouts have been made yet.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">Is there any chance that the family can still rescind the setup in favor of the greater death benefit for the surviving family? Can an appointed PR do it?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">Tara M. 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