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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=black vlink=black><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Strictly speaking, such a trust may not meet the goal. A court can divide all separate property, even property in a trust going to the wife if its not a mere expectancy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Why not just enter into a property agreement? These are enforceable so long as they are either procedurally or substantively fair. Procedural fairness requires a full disclosure of all property, a meaningful opportunity to consult with counsel, and a lack of undue pressure. In Washington, a property agreement could even be substantively unfair so long as it is procedurally fair, although I recommend making it substantively fair.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'> Steve<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><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 style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dominique Zervas<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 16, 2019 8:34 AM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Sept. Ppty. into Irrevocable Trust; contemplating divorce<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>Good morning, List Mates:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>Does anyone have an provision he/she/they could share with me that could go into an irrevocable trust so the trust property does not go to spouse if spouse divorces?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>Facts</span></u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>W owns separate real property (Property). H &W would like Property to go into an irrevocable trust (no other property to go into it) where, if H and W divorce, H loses all rights to that Property.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>I’ve never done this and would greatly appreciate any input. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal 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