<div dir="ltr">As I understand it, the situs of a trust is the location where the records are kept and the administrative decisions are made. In my experience, most trusts coming in from other states have a have references to the state where the trust was created, at least with respect to the laws applying to the interpretation of the trust terms. My normal practice is to prepare a simple trust amendment stating that the situs of the trust is being moved to Washington, and that Washington law will apply going forward. That should be enough, shouldn't it? Most clients would resist any "registration" of their trust.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 10:18 AM, Dewey Weddle <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dwweddle@msn.com" target="_blank">dwweddle@msn.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);padding-top:15px;padding-left:10px;font-family:Georgia;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" name="Compose message area">
<div>
<div>Esteemed Colleagues,</div>
<div> </div>
<div>I have a client who moved here from out of state. While a
resident of the other state, he created a Revocable Living
Trust. Now he is wondering whether he should formally
change the situs of the Trust to Washington. I have looked
at the statute having to do with situs, and it appears that, provided that
one or more of several criteria are met, a trust can be registered here in
Washington by filing a form similar to the one described in the
statute. </div>
<div> </div>
<div>Is there any advantage or disadvantage in doing this
immediately? Any harm in waiting? </div>
<div> </div>
<div>Best regards to all,</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Dewey</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Law Office of Dewey W. Weddle, PLLC<br>909 7th Street<br>Anacortes,
WA 98221</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Telephone
<a href="tel:360-293-3600" value="+13602933600" target="_blank">360-293-3600</a><br>Fax
<a href="tel:360-293-3700" value="+13602933700" target="_blank">360-293-3700</a></div></div>
<div>Best regards,</div>
<div> </div></div>
<br>_______________________________________________<br>
WSBAPT mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:WSBAPT@lists.wsbarppt.com">WSBAPT@lists.wsbarppt.com</a><br>
<a href="http://mailman.fsr.com/mailman/listinfo/wsbapt" target="_blank">http://mailman.fsr.com/mailman/listinfo/wsbapt</a><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Teunis J. Wyers @ Wyers|Wyers, Attorneys<div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Oregon Office:</span><div> 216 Columbia St. - P.O. Box 917</div><div> Hood River, OR 97031</div><div> (541)386-2210/610-1520 (fax)</div><div>Washington Office:<br><div> 218 E. Steuben St. - P. O. Box 421</div><div> Bingen, WA 98605</div><div> (509) 493-2772/493-2406 (fax)</div><div>Email: <a href="mailto:teunisj@wyerslawpc.com" target="_blank">teunisj@wyerslawpc.com</a></div><div>Web: <a href="http://www.wyerslawpc.com" target="_blank">www.wyerslawpc.com</a></div><div><br></div><div><p style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">NOTICE: This email (including any attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (EPCA), 18 U.S.C., Sec. 2510 - 2522, is confidential and privileged. This email is solely for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. Receipt by anyone other than the individual recipient(s) is NOT a waiver of attorney-client privilege. Any violation of the ECPA is subject to the penalties stated therein. If you have received this message in error, please notify me immediately by reply e-mail </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">and immediately delete the original message.</span></font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> </span></p></div><div><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Arial"><font size="1"><br></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
</div>