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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white background="file:///C:\Program%20Files%20(x86)\Common%20Files\Microsoft%20Shared\Stationery\SoftBlue.jpg" lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>A two witness declaration is fine for a Will executed pursuant to Washington law. Notarization is not required. I’ve seen a number of Wills written by downtown Seattle (and elsewhere) law firms who use the declaration protocol for their clients’ Will witness testimony. I’ve submitted a number of these Wills for probate and never had a judge or commissioner question it, nor has the validity of these wills been objected to by an heir on these grounds.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>RCW 9A.72.085<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Unsworn statements, certification — Standards for subscribing to an unsworn statement.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'>(1) Whenever, under any law of this state or under any rule, order, or requirement made under the law of this state, any matter in an official proceeding is required or permitted to be supported, evidenced, established, or proved by a person's sworn written statement, declaration, verification, certificate, oath, or affidavit, the matter may with like force and effect be supported, evidenced, established, or proved in the official proceeding by an unsworn written statement, declaration, verification, or certificate, which:<br><br> (a) Recites that it is certified or declared by the person to be true under penalty of perjury;<br><br> (b) Is subscribed by the person;<br><br> (c) States the date and place of its execution; and<br><br> (d) States that it is so certified or declared under the laws of the state of Washington.<br><br> (2) The certification or declaration may be in substantially the following form:<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td width=320 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:240.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal> "I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington that the foregoing is true and correct":<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=160 valign=top style='width:120.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal>. . . . . . . . . . . . <o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=160 valign=top style='width:120.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal>. . . . . . . . . . . . <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=160 valign=top style='width:120.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>(Date and Place)<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=160 valign=top style='width:120.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>(Signature)<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><br> (3) For purposes of this section, a person subscribes to an unsworn written statement, declaration, verification, or certificate by:<br><br> (a) Affixing or placing his or her signature as defined in RCW <a href="http://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9A.04.110"><span style='color:blue'>9A.04.110</span></a> on the document;<br><br> (b) Attaching or logically associating his or her digital signature or electronic signature as defined in RCW <a href="http://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=19.34.020"><span style='color:blue'>19.34.020</span></a> to the document;<br><br> (c) Affixing or logically associating his or her signature in the manner described in general rule 30 to the document if he or she is a licensed attorney; or<br><br> (d) Affixing or logically associating his or her full name, department or agency, and badge or personnel number to any document that is electronically submitted to a court, a prosecutor, or a magistrate from an electronic device that is owned, issued, or maintained by a criminal justice agency if he or she is a law enforcement officer.<br><br> (4) This section does not apply to writings requiring an acknowledgment, depositions, oaths of office, or oaths required to be taken before a special official other than a notary public.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>With kindest regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Jenny Rydberg <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.jcrlaw.com/"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=249 height=52 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D10B23.F6FFB890" alt="JCR logo ver 1"></span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://www.jcrlaw.com/"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=250 height=150 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D10B23.F6FFB890"></span></a><a name="Jennifer_C__Rydberg__JD"></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jennifer-C-Rydberg-Attorney-at-Law/202026819930339?fref=ts"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=24 height=24 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.gif@01D10B23.F6FFB890" alt=Facebook></span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/jennifer-c.-rydberg-attorney-at-law"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=24 height=24 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image004.gif@01D10B23.F6FFB890" alt=LinkedIn></span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/JCRLaw"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=24 height=24 id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image005.gif@01D10B23.F6FFB890" alt=Twitter></span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>NOTICE: This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. 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