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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Listmates:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have a client who died. He had written a book, still in publication, late in his life. The copyright is in his name alone. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>His estate plan was based upon a revocable trust and pour-over will here in WA. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The last ten years or so he remarried (after his Co-Grantor of the RLT died) and split his time between WA and NV (both CP states). <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My initial questions are basic:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Does spouse during the writing of the book have a CP interest in the copyright?<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>How is the copyright handled? Pass to the trust under the pour-over will/Small Estate Affidavit?<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Any experience valuing one?<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for any experience, insight or referral to learned writings.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-family:"Bodoni MT Condensed",serif'>Best regards</span></b><span style='font-family:"Bodoni MT Condensed",serif'>, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.5in;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT Condensed",serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:#002060'><a href="mailto:dlyons@lyonslawoffices.com" title="mailto:dlyons@lyonslawoffices.com
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