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<DIV>I think the auditor would say that because the social security number is
“generated by a government agency” under that RCW that it doesn’t apply?</DIV>
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<DIV>At least I think that is the question.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">Joshua F.
Grant, PS<BR>Attorney at Law<BR>P. O. Box 619<BR>Wilbur, WA 99185<BR>tel 509 647
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jbdolan@jbdolan.com
href="mailto:jbdolan@jbdolan.com">jbdolan@jbdolan.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 10, 2015 2:42 PM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [WSBAPT] Recording Death certificate without soc sec
number costs $50</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P>The Auditor is wrong: refer them to RCW 65.04.045(3), unless I am missing
something.</P>
<P><BR>---------------------------- Original Message
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certificate without soc sec number costs $50<BR>From: "Lisa Schuchman"
<lisa@lisaschuchman.com><BR>Date: Tue, March 10, 2015 5:00 pm<BR>To: "WSBA
Probate & Trust Listserv"
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Hi, Josh,<BR>><BR>> For what it’s worth, I recorded an Affidavit of Lack
of Probate in King County with the SSN blocked out on the death certificate. I
normally block out the mother’s maiden name as well, though in this case it was
unknown. I’m pretty sure I’d have gotten your same letter if I had not blocked
them out. In King it is required.<BR>><BR>> Lisa E. Schuchman<BR>>
206-325-2801<BR>>
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prefer an excess of caricature to an excess of censorship. -Nicolas
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Please consider the trees before printing this document<BR>><BR>><BR>From:
wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] On
Behalf Of Josh Grant<BR>> Sent: Monday, March 9, 2015 4:19 PM<BR>> To:
wsbar trust<BR>> Subject: [WSBAPT] REcording Death certificate without soc
sec number costs $50<BR>><BR>> Usually Lincoln County is a pretty laid
back county to work with. The sent me a “don’t do this again” letter, which was
better than rejecting my recording.<BR>><BR>> and a form letter after I
recorded an “Affidavit to clear title Re: Community Property Agreement” from the
Auditor’s office. I had attached a certified death certificate. Goal was to
clear title without a probate.<BR>><BR>> They said that in the future they
would charge a $50 non-standard document fee if we record a death certificate
after having removed the Social Security number. In this case, which I didn’t
notice, the client had also removed the mother’s name for reasons which I don’t
have any idea why she did it.<BR>><BR>> “This alteration no longer makes
this a certified copy of a government issued document, which no longer exempts
the document from the formatting standards”.<BR>><BR>> Is this a common
approach? Is there contrary authority?<BR>><BR>> I suppose I could call it
an exhibit “A” to the 2 page affidavit, which does conform to the formatting
standards, but I don’t think that would help.<BR>><BR>> We could leave the
social security number on the death certificate, and save $50, but I thought
that was not what is being recommended nowadays.<BR>><BR>> Joshua F.
Grant, PS<BR>> Attorney at Law<BR>> P. O. Box 619<BR>> Wilbur, WA
99185<BR>> tel 509 647 5578<BR>> fax 509 647 2734<BR>>
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