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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>From a Title Insurance perspective I agree with Mr. Winslow’s solution.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>John McCrady<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Puget Sound Title Company<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>5350 Orchard Street West<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>University Place WA 98467<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>253-476-5721<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>j.mccrady@pstitle.com<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mike Winslow<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 18, 2017 6:14 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv' <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] How to move forward with Quit Claim Deed when names listed on title are misspelled<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Jane Doe Smith (who took title as Doe Jane Smith due to a scrivener’s error</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>) should be sufficient corrective language without going to the additional trouble you describe.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Michael A. Winslow<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>1204 Cleveland Ave.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Mount Vernon, WA 98273<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Ph. 360-336-3321<o:p></o:p></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">Mike@winslegal.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></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. If you are not the intended recipient, it’s too late to stop reading this message, but you may not use it for any improper purpose. Huge Disclaimer available upon request.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></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">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> [<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Eric Reutter<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 18, 2017 5:34 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] How to move forward with Quit Claim Deed when names listed on title are misspelled<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I have a quick question involving a pre-existing error on title to an individual's home. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am in the process of preparing a quit claim deed for clients. When I checked the title records, I noticed that the most recent deed, the statutory warranty deed issued to clients when they purchased the home, erroneously flipped the clients' middle and first names. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>For example, instead of reading "John Doe Smith," the deed read "Doe John Smith." And instead of "Jane Doe Smith" the wife's name was listed as "Doe Jane Smith."<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>My question is, what is the best way to proceed in regards to the inverted names, when I want to draft a quit claim deeds transferring ownership from one co-owner to the other co-owner?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>One possibility is to simply prepare the quit claim deed with the correct spelling of the clients' names. With this approach, however, I worry about the discrepancy on title between the names on the statutory warranty deed and the names on the quit claim deed..<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Another option is to look into filing a corrective deed, but I worry that method would require the signature of the original grantor of the statutory warranty deed. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>If anyone has experience dealing with a misspelled or inverted name appearing on title, I would appreciate your thoughts!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"ArialMT",serif;color:#008CB4'>Eric Reutter, J.D., LL.M.</span></b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"ArialMT",serif'><br><b><span style='color:#444444'>Law Office of Theresa Nguyen, PLLC</span></b><br><span style='color:#444444'>707 S Grady Way, Suite 600 | Renton, WA 98057</span><br>Ph. <b><span style='color:#008CB4'><a href="tel:(425)%20998-7295" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>425.998.7295</span></a></span></b> | Fax <b><span style='color:#008CB4'><a href="tel:(425)%20420-2695" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>425.420.2695</span></a></span></b><br><b><span style='color:#008CB4'><a href="http://www.tnguyenlaw.com/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>www.tnguyenlaw.com</span></a></span></b> |<span style='color:#00A3D7'> <b><u>eric<a href="mailto:theresa@tnguyenlaw.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>@tnguyenlaw.com</span></a> </u></b></span><br><br>This e-mail and the attachments within is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. secs. 2510-2521, and is legally privileged and confidential. 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