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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_GoBack"></a><span style="color:#1F497D">Why aren’t you requiring both spouses to sign? Is the property insufficient to secure repayment with mechanic’s lien or even a voluntary lien? If yes and husband refuses to add wife, then
your client should take the next step of obtaining a statement of SP assets, if this is really a concern about payment or make the draw stages more favorable to the contractor in the contract, that way, if the husband is going to go under, the amount needed
to collect is smaller.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Marcus J. Fry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">P.O. Box 1689
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Yakima, Washington 98907 <br>
Telephone: (509) 248-7220 <br>
Facsimile: (509) 575-1883 <o:p></o:p></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""> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ron Housh<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 29, 2020 12:40 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Separate debt - community property question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">LLC owns real estate and has contracted to build a home.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Contractor wants husband to sign a personal guaranty guarantying payment owed to contractor.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Husband wants to sign “John Doe – In His Individual Capacity on behalf of his Separate Property”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I represent contractor. I had asked that he sign “John Doe – In His Individual Capacity on behalf of his Separate Property and his 50% interest in community property.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">My concern is that Husband John Doe may not have any liquid separate property.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Am I correct in being concerned that if Husband signs “John Doe – In His Individual Capacity on behalf of his Separate Property” and the LLC defaults on payments and John Doe has no liquid separate property, Contractor may not be able to
recover against John Doe – Husband’s interest in community property??<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Bar exam type question???<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ron<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">I AM TYPICALLY IN THE SEATTLE OFFICE ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY AND IN THE MOUNT VERNON OFFICE ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Ronald G. Housh, P.S.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Attorney at Law<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Seattle Office:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3000<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Seattle, WA 98101-2393<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Phone: 206-381-1341<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Fax: 206-464-0461<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Email:
<a href="mailto:ron@housh.org"><span style="color:#1F497D">ron@housh.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Mount Vernon Office:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">21411 Bluejay Place<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Mount Vernon, WA 98274<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Phone: 206-235-2459<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Email:
<a href="mailto:ron@housh.org"><span style="color:#1F497D">ron@housh.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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