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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>That would be great. I think in this day and age something alonf these lines is indispensable. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>James R. Doran<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Attorney at Law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>100 E. Pine Street – Suite 205<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Bellingham, WA 98225<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>(360)393-9506<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:jim@doranlegal.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>jim@doranlegal.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>www.doranlegal.com<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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>Tracie Wall<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 21, 2015 10:30 AM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Blended Families & Wills<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Jim.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I have a couple forms I'm willing to share. When I get into the office I will send them to you.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Tracie <br><br>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On May 21, 2015, at 10:28 AM, "Jim Doran" <<a href="mailto:jim@doranlegal.com">jim@doranlegal.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Thanks.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Ok. I can go to the Estate Planning Deskbook (or whatever it is called) in our local law library and see if I can find this instrument. What do you call it? </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>James R. Doran</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Attorney at Law</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>100 E. Pine Street – Suite 205</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Bellingham, WA 98225</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>(360)393-9506</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:jim@doranlegal.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>jim@doranlegal.com</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.doranlegal.com">www.doranlegal.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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'> <a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> [<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>jeffrey winter<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 21, 2015 9:42 AM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Blended Families & Wills</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>It's obviously a delicate situation, but I usually recommend a trust to hold the decedent's half, with the residue going to his or her kids after the death of the surviving spouse.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#0070C0'>Jeffrey D. Winter</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#0070C0'>Law Office of Jeffrey D. Winter, P.S.<br></span></b><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#0070C0'>604 North Main Street</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#0070C0'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#0070C0'>Ellensburg, WA 98926</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#0070C0'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#0070C0'>(509) 925-9600 tel.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#0070C0'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#0070C0'>(509) 925-9606 fax</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><hr size=3 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From: <a href="mailto:jim@doranlegal.com">jim@doranlegal.com</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a><br>Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 09:31:06 -0700<br>Subject: [WSBAPT] Blended Families & Wills</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Is a contract between the husband and wife in a blended family situation the best way to deal with the estate plan? In particular, how do we bind the survivor to NOT change his or her Will after the first of the spouses dies.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I think I have heard about some sort of contract between the husband and wife that would give the children, as the beneficiaries of the contract, the right to enforce the terms of the contract so that the survivor doesn’t simply change his or her Will and cut out the other children.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>What is that contract and are there better ways to deal with this blended family situation?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>If you can point me to the right source I will follow the lead. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Thank you. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>James R. Doran</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Attorney at Law</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>100 E. Pine Street – Suite 205</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Bellingham, WA 98225</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>(360)393-9506</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:jim@doranlegal.com">jim@doranlegal.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.doranlegal.com">www.doranlegal.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br>_______________________________________________ WSBAPT mailing list <a href="mailto:WSBAPT@lists.wsbarppt.com">WSBAPT@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <a href="http://mailman.fsr.com/mailman/listinfo/wsbapt">http://mailman.fsr.com/mailman/listinfo/wsbapt</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<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">http://mailman.fsr.com/mailman/listinfo/wsbapt</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>