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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>I had that situation a few years ago and the commission admitted the will to probate when we provided a declaration for the notary to sign that had the info required for a witness. Marcia<br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: auddyman@comcast.net<br>To: wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com<br>Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 12:27:12 -0800<br>Subject: Re: [WSBAPT] Handwritten Will<br><br><style><!--
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--></style><div class="ecxWordSection1"><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">John what if the will has two witnesses but both are unavailable for an attestation certificate or are unable to testify. Is the will then inadmissible?</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">RH</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><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";"> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>John J. Sullivan<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 23, 2016 11:51 AM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Handwritten Will</span></p></div></div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal">Interesting question. My concern would be whether the notary can swear or declare all the necessary statements. For example, does he have to say the testator requested that he witness the will signing? RCW 11.12.020. </p></div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="">John Sullivan</p><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal">Sent from my iPhone</p></div></div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style=""><br>On Feb 23, 2016, at 11:36 AM, jeffrey winter <<a href="mailto:jdwinter@hotmail.com">jdwinter@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:</p></div><blockquote style=""><div><div id="ecxdivtagdefaultwrapper"><p style="background:white;"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;">Listmates,</span></p><p style="background:white;"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;"> </span></p><p style="background:white;"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;">I have been presented with a handwritten Will to probate. There is only one witness signature, but the testator's signature was notarized. Is it possible for the notary to act as a second witness if he is willing to fill out the appropriate affidavit? </span></p><p style="background:white;"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;"> </span></p><p style="background:white;"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;">Jeff Winter</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="background:white;"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#0070C0;">Jeffrey D. Winter</span></b><span style="color:black;"></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="background:white;"><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;"><a target="_blank">(509) 925-9600</a> tel.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#0070C0;"><br></span><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#0070C0;"><a target="_blank">(509) 925-9606</a> fax</span><span style="color:black;"></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;"> </span></p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style=""><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal">_______________________________________________<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" target="_blank">http://mailman.fsr.com/mailman/listinfo/wsbapt</a></p></div></blockquote></div><br>_______________________________________________
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