<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Thank you, Mike and Heather.<br></div>The amount of debt is about $60,000,so there will be about $1500 excise tax. They have enough life time gift tax exemption, so an unqualified disclaimer method might be better. It is past 17 months, so only an unqualified disclaimer is the possibility. <br><br></div>The other Son is represented by another attorney in State X, so I will discuss with him and hear what they will want to do. <br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature">Best regards,<br><br>Ms. Mieko Shikuma<br>Shikuma Law Offices, PLLC<br><br>1833 N. 105th St suite 101<br>Seattle, WA 98133<br>206 853 1541<br><a href="http://www.shikumalaw.com" target="_blank">www.shikumalaw.com</a><br><br>The addressee of this email is the only intended recipient. If you receive this email in error, please notify me immediately of the error and then erase it from your computer system.<br><br>This email provides only general legal information, and not specific legal advice. Information contained in any email is not a substitute for a personal consultation with an attorney. This message does not provide any legal advice, imply an attorney-client relationship, and does not contain the signature of the sender or any other party. Do not rely on this message without specific authorization from the sender.<br><br>You are not a client of this law firm unless you have paid a retainer and signed an attorney/client agreement for representation.<br><br>Circular 230 Disclosure: Pursuant to recently-enacted U.S. Treasury Department Regulations, we are now required to advise you that, unless otherwise expressly indicated, any federal tax advice contained in this communication, including attachments and enclosures, is not intended or written to be used, and may not be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) promoting, marketing, or recommending to another party any tax-related matters<br>addressed herein.<br></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 4:54 PM, Mike Winslow <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mike@winslegal.com" target="_blank">mike@winslegal.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Beware of the gift tax rules for the transfer from brother to brother if the value exceeds the annual exclusion amount.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Also, you will need an excise tax affidavit with gift supplemental for brother to brother transfer, hopefully showing no debt owed. Beware excise tax if there is debt attached to property.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Michael A. Winslow<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">1204 Cleveland Ave.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Mount Vernon, WA 98273<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Ph. <a href="tel:360-336-3321" value="+13603363321" target="_blank">360-336-3321</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Em. <a href="mailto:Mike@winslegal.com" target="_blank">Mike@winslegal.com</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">This message is from an attorney, so it’s confidential. 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Huge Disclaimer available upon request.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mieko Shikuma<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 17, 2015 4:06 PM<span class=""><br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv<br></span><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Real Property in Probate<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you, Heather.<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Just for clarification, the real property is the only asset in this WA probate.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I think I will do as you suggest. I will get the QCD and REET executed in advance (in case Son 2 dies before completion of probate) and record it after completion of probate. <u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<br><br>Ms. Mieko Shikuma<br>Shikuma Law Offices, PLLC<br><br>1833 N. 105th St suite 101<br>Seattle, WA 98133<br><a href="tel:206%20853%201541" value="+12068531541" target="_blank">206 853 1541</a><br><a href="http://www.shikumalaw.com" target="_blank">www.shikumalaw.com</a><br><br>The addressee of this email is the only intended recipient. If you receive this email in error, please notify me immediately of the error and then erase it from your computer system.<br><br>This email provides only general legal information, and not specific legal advice. Information contained in any email is not a substitute for a personal consultation with an attorney. 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Do not rely on this message without specific authorization from the sender.<br><br>You are not a client of this law firm unless you have paid a retainer and signed an attorney/client agreement for representation.<br><br>Circular 230 Disclosure: Pursuant to recently-enacted U.S. Treasury Department Regulations, we are now required to advise you that, unless otherwise expressly indicated, any federal tax advice contained in this communication, including attachments and enclosures, is not intended or written to be used, and may not be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) promoting, marketing, or recommending to another party any tax-related matters<br>addressed herein.<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 3:47 PM, Heather deVrieze <<a href="mailto:heatherd@westseattlelaw.com" target="_blank">heatherd@westseattlelaw.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">If this is a situation of a true quit claim, i.e. son 2 is entitled to his ½ of the property, isn’t getting non-pro rata distribution of other estate assets and is simply “giving” his interest to his brother, I would distribute from estate (Personal Representative deed to both sons) then have son 2’s QCD recorded.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">If there is something else going on, my answer might be different.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Heather</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Vladimir Script";color:#1f497d">Heather S. de Vrieze</span><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br></span></b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1f497d">Attorney-at-Law</span></i><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1f497d"><img src="cid:image001.jpg@01D12158.96CCFC30" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01D013C2.30F35160" border="0" height="147" width="264"></span></i><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Nyala;color:#44524e">3909 California Avenue SW</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Nyala;color:#44524e">Seattle, WA 98116-3705 </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Nyala;color:#44524e"><a href="tel:%28206%29938-5500" target="_blank">(206)938-5500</a> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="mailto:heatherd@westseattlelaw.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Nyala;color:#44524e">heatherd@westseattlelaw.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Nyala;color:#44524e"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="http://www.westseattlelaw.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Nyala;color:#44524e">www.westseattlelaw.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Nyala;color:#44524e"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Nyala;color:#44524e"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002e8a">Click here to connect with de Vrieze | Carney on Facebook: </span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/DeVriezeCarney" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";text-decoration:none"><img src="cid:image002.png@01D12158.96CCFC30" alt="FB Logo" border="0" height="30" width="100"></span></b></a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#a6a6a6"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#a6a6a6">CONFIDENTIAL & PRIVILEGED. 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Should the PR's deed just distribute the real property to just Son 1 since Son 2 has already executed a QCD for the benefit of Son 1? <u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">2. Should the PR still distribute the real property to Son 1 and Son 2 equally on PR's deed and let the QCD operate and Son 2's after acquired interest go to Son 1?<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">3. What is the title company's perspective? <u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you.<u></u><u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<br><br>Ms. Mieko Shikuma<br>Shikuma Law Offices, PLLC<br><br>1833 N. 105th St suite 101<br>Seattle, WA 98133<br><a href="tel:206%20853%201541" target="_blank">206 853 1541</a><br><a href="http://www.shikumalaw.com" target="_blank">www.shikumalaw.com</a><br><br>The addressee of this email is the only intended recipient. 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