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<p class="MsoNormal">So: Client and Spouse had a CPA, then client quitclaimed a property interest to Spouse, and then Spouse died? And the property is actually co-owned by Spouse and some other individuals, and now Client as surviving spouse wants to transfer
the interest to the other co-owners?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It sounds like the question is, who is the grantor for the deed to the co-owners: (A) the Client who got title back under the CPA, or (B) the Spouse's Estate, because the quitclaim deed converted the property to Spouse's separate property.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I don't have a firm answer, but it occurs to me that the exact language of the CPA might matter. If it says anything about converting all property to community property
<i>at the time of death</i>, that might reverse the effect of the quitclaim deed. On the other hand, if the quitclaim deed has an after-acquired title clause, that might nullify even the possible CPA effect. I don't know which would take priority, if a CPA's
convert-to-community-property clause is in conflict with a deed's after-acquired title clause.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have a client whose spouse died, and probate was never opened. They executed a community property agreement in 2001, and then in 2003, the client quitclaimed her interest in their home to her spouse. There are two other people on the
title. The client wants to give her late spouse's interest to the remaining title holders. I am assuming I can't do this with the community property agreement since it was executed before she quitclaimed her interest and made the home separate property. Any
advice on how I should proceed?<o:p></o:p></p>
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