<div dir="ltr">Thank you so much to both of you! <div><br>Setareh </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 9:42 AM Eric Nelsen <<a href="mailto:eric@sayrelawoffices.com">eric@sayrelawoffices.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have read RCW 11.12.020 to mean that if client is domiciled in WA, then they can execute a will using Washington procedures no matter where they are.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">RCW <a href="http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.12.020" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(125,171,138)">11.12.020</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">Requisites of wills</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">—</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">Foreign
wills.<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">(1) Every will shall be in writing signed by the testator or by some other person under the testator's direction in
the testator's presence, and shall be attested by two or more competent witnesses, by subscribing their names to the will, or by signing an affidavit that complies with RCW <a href="http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.20.020" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:rgb(125,171,138)">11.20.020</span></b></a>(2),
while in the presence of the testator and at the testator's direction or request: PROVIDED<span style="background:yellow">, That a last will and testament, executed in the mode prescribed by the law</span> of the place where executed or
<span style="background:yellow">of the testator's domicile, either at the time of the will's execution</span> or at the time of the testator's death,
<span style="background:yellow">shall be deemed to be legally executed</span>, and shall be of the same force and effect as if executed in the mode prescribed by the laws of this state.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">(2) This section shall be applied to all wills, whenever executed, including those subject to pending probate proceedings.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I know that statute is mainly to validate wills executed under other jurisdictions’ laws, but I think it reads both ways: it should also allow execution of a will of a WA domiciliary under WA procedures anywhere in the world.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Eric<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Eric C. Nelsen<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sayre Law Offices, PLLC<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Seattle WA 98144-3909<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">206-625-0092<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:eric@sayrelawoffices.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">eric@sayrelawoffices.com</span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background:aqua">Covid-19 Update -
</span></b>All attorneys are working remotely during regular business hours and are available via email and by phone. Videoconferencing also is available. Signing of estate planning documents can be completed and will be handled on a case-by-case basis. Please
direct mail and deliveries to the Seattle office.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Setareh Mahmoodi<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 14, 2020 8:00 AM<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] Signing estate planning documents in Canada<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have a client who is stuck in Canada and needs to sign their estate planning documents. They can't come to WA to sign here at this time. Has anyone faced this issue before and if so, what, if anything, different do they need to follow
in order to complete the signing in Canada so that the documents would be valid in WA? <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks so much for any guidance you can provide. <u></u><u></u></p>
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