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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>If title is only in his name, when the property is sold as their principal residence are they able to take the $500k exemption, or only the one person exemption of $250k?<br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: rob@rowleylegal.com<br>Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:00:48 -0700<br>To: wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com<br>Subject: Re: [WSBAPT] title question<br><br><style><!--
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--></style><div class="ecxWordSection1"><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#44546a;">Setting aside the community property aspects-by having her on title then grants her standing if she should ever seek foreclosure mediation.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#44546a;"> </span></p><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546a;"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546a;">Please note that effective May 15, 2015, my new address is 7 South Howard St., Suite 218, Spokane, WA 99201. 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If you are not the intended recipient or have received this message in error, please notify the sender and promptly delete the message. Thank you for your assistance.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222;">DISCLAIMER: You should recognize that responses provided by e-mail means are akin to ordinary telephone or face-to-face conversations and do not reflect the level of factual or legal inquiry or analysis which would be applied in the case of a formal legal opinion. A formal opinion may very well reach a different conclusion.</span></p></div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#44546a;"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <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>Sharon Rutberg<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 18, 2015 9:36 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] title question</p></div></div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"> </p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">Hello, Listmates –</p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"> </p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">Clients are a married couple. He purchased the house they live in before they married and only his name is on the title. She helps pay the mortgage. They wish to have it treated as community property. </p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"> </p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">We are doing a simple Community Property Agreement stating that the house is their community property (as well as clarifying the status of some other property). Do you see any compelling reason also to create a new deed naming them both as owners? I suppose he would quitclaim to the two of them as a married couple. </p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"> </p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">As always, thanks for your wise guidance.</p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"> </p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">Sharon</p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"> </p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;">Sharon C. 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