<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">In case you do not have the number for the REET Affidavit exemption code, it is 458-61A-203(2). </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Best of luck!!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Brent Williams-Ruth</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 2:56 PM, John McCrady <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:j.mccrady@pstitle.com" target="_blank">j.mccrady@pstitle.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_3309786864661896673WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">A review of the Decree may give you the answer.  If the judge really awarded the property to your client then nothing needs to be done, as the judge’s decree is sufficient to transfer title.  The records of the assessor are not determinative; however the client can take her decree to the assessor’s office and they will change the taxpayer name.<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><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"> <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>Donna Calf Robe<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 07, 2017 2:38 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Estate Planning and Ex-spouse's name on deed<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">List Mates:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">I have an estate planning client (ex-wife) who has been divorced for 33 years.  The divorce decree awarded her the house in the divorce subject to a $4K equitable lien awarded to ex-husband payable within 4 years of decree.  Ex-Wife paid Ex-Husband the $4K and his attorney filed a Satisfaction of Judgment.  However a deed transferring the house to ex-wife was never exchanged and husband is still listed as an owner on the assessor website. Ex-Wife wants to clean up title as part of her estate planning so she doesn’t leave a mess for her PR.  The simple solution would be to have ex-husband sign a quit claim deed to clear the title.  However, ex-husband has attempted to cause several problems for Ex-wife since the divorce through their son who is developmentally disabled and under guardianship.  Ex-wife is guardian.  She would like to avoid as much contact as possible with Ex-husband, who was abusive.<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">Any recommendations on how to clear title without involving the ex-husband?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Thank you,<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><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><i><span style="color:#1f497d">Donna</span></i></b><i><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#1f497d">Donna M. Calf Robe<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Attorney at Law<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Brothers Henderson Dussault, P.S.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#1f497d">2722 Eastlake Avenue East, Suite 200<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#1f497d">Seattle, Washington 98102<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#1f497d">Phone: <a href="tel:(206)%20324-4300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