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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#000000" vlink="#000000"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Call your local friendly title company and ask to speak with the senior title officer to confirm this. It is my understanding that having the residence awarded to the husband in a filed divorce decree is all you need to transfer title. There is no need for a separate conveyance document. You are done and that is why the husband was able to refinance the residence without having to “clear the title.” The title was already clear. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>amanda_wilson@olypenlawoffices.com<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 16, 2015 10:32 AM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Divorce, property settlement and estate planning<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Please respond to the list. Great question. Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'>Amanda<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap: break-word'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;word-wrap: break-word'>-----Original Message-----<br>From: "Claudia A Gowan" <<a href="mailto:claudia@cagowanlaw.com">claudia@cagowanlaw.com</a>><br>Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 12:59pm<br>To: "<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>Subject: [WSBAPT] Divorce, property settlement and estate planning<o:p></o:p></p><div id=SafeStyles1426527126><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F4E79'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='word-wrap: break-word'>Colleagues, I am looking for guidance on how to handle a title question.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='word-wrap: break-word'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='word-wrap: break-word'>New client coming in for estate planning.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='word-wrap: break-word'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='word-wrap: break-word'>Last deed recorded on his residence with the County was his deed gifting then wife a CP interest in the home.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='word-wrap: break-word'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='word-wrap: break-word'>Was divorced within last few years. Home was awarded to him under property settlement. However, no deed was issued through property settlement proceedings.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='word-wrap: break-word'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='word-wrap: break-word'>He refinanced the property after the divorce, but as far as I can tell, the lender did nothing to clear the records.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='word-wrap: break-word'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='word-wrap: break-word'>Any thoughts on how to handle this?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='word-wrap: break-word'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='word-wrap: break-word'>Many thanks, Claudia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='word-wrap: break-word'><span style='color:#1F4E79'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='word-wrap: break-word'><em><b><span style='font-family:ParkAvenue;color:#1F4E79'>Claudia A. Gowan</span></b></em><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='word-wrap: break-word'><em><b><span style='color:#1F4E79'> </span></b></em><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='word-wrap: break-word'><strong><span style='color:#1F4E79'>Claudia A. 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