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<p class="MsoNormal">The problem is that it requires a declaration in the presence of a person “authorized to act in connection with international wills” under the Convention. If there is no enacting legislation, then no person is authorized to act in connection
with international wills in the state of Washington, so it seems you need other grounds (or a very permissive interpretation) to have the will be reliable in the target jurisdiction.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">I believe you’re right. The U.S. Senate has ratified it, and some states have adopted it, but not Washington. I’m wondering, though,
whether it might be useful to include the requirements if the testator owns property in an country/province that has adopted it.</span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The last time I checked Washington state had not adopted it. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a name="m_-5804645404935609167__MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">I have also been looking into what is needed for a U.S. will to be admitted to probate in Canada
for purposes of transferring property located there. The Washington Convention on international wills (</span></a><a href="http://www.unidroit.org/instruments/succession" target="_blank">http://www.unidroit.org/instruments/succession</a>)
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sets out certain requirements for “international wills.” It appears that Canada has signed the convention and that some of its provinces have adopted it – including British Columbia. Kokie, have you come across this? (It does not appear that Quebec province
has adopted the convention, and my client’s property is located there, so I’m still wondering what to do in my case.)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:#2F5496">I have successfully transferred a Whistler condo from an Estate to a purchaser – the Condo was part of the residuary estate so it was sold rather than transferred to an heir. I hired
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 12, 2016 1:37 PM<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">Can a Washington will validly dispose of real property located in British Columbia without the need for a separate Washington domiciliary will and
a BC supplemental will? It appears that the BC Wills, Estates & Succession Act allows for the foreign will to be “resealed” for ancillary probate in BC, and that all US states are “prescribed jurisdictions” that can have their grants of letters resealed in
the BC courts. Other than specifically describing the BC real property in a specific bequest, are there any other requirements in order for the Washington will to be recognized by the BC probate court?</span></p>
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