<div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks so much everyone! I really appreciate it.<br><br></div>Rachel Edmiston<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 3:59 PM, Eric Nelsen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Eric@sayrelawoffices.com" target="_blank">Eric@sayrelawoffices.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">A decree of dissolution awarding property situated anywhere within the state has the operative effect of transferring title.
<u>In re Marriage of Kowalewski</u>, 163 Wn.2d 542, 548, 182 P.3d 426 (2008), citing see
<u>United Benefit Life Ins. Co. v. Price</u>, 46 Wn.2d 587, 283 P.2d 119 (1955), overruled on other grounds by
<u>Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. Wadsworth</u>, 102 Wn.2d 652, 689 P.2d 46 (1984). "The decree operates not only to vest in the spouse designated the property awarded to him or her, but to divest the other spouse of all interest in the property so awarded, except
as the decree may otherwise designate." <u>Price</u>, 46 Wn.2d at 589.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Judgment is final upon entry, subject to right of appeal. CR 54; RCW 26.09.150(1). The division of property cannot be modified except under the usual rules
for vacating or modifying any judgment. RCW 26.09.170(1).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Judgment affecting real property needs proper indexing. RCW 4.64.030(2)(b).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Note, this means that for the Decree to properly transfer title, it must include the complete legal description, clearly award all right, title, and interest
to a party, and the front of the Decree has to have a real property judgment summary. If the Decree isn't properly drafted, then it may not be sufficient to convey title without a supplementing quitclaim.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Sincerely,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Eric<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Eric C. Nelsen<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<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.<wbr>com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbapt-bounces@lists.<wbr>wsbarppt.com</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Rachel Edmiston<span class=""><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 01, 2017 3:26 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv<br>
</span><span class=""><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] transferring title via divorce decree<u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">PC is being sued for foreclosure on a house that was awarded to her ex-husband in their divorce. She never filed a quit claim. Does the award in the dissolution decree act as
a quitclaim instead? I vaguely remember seeing this argument somewhere before, but now I can’t find it.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks in advance,<u></u><u></u></p>
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