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<p class="MsoNormal">Just because a person is incarcerated, it does not make them incapacitated. There is no need to appoint a GAL. You can send legal mail to an inmate and have them sign a TEDRA or any other legal documents. I think it would be easier for
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Amy Goertz<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 12, 2021 10:33 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Inmate Heir - POA<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">I have a follow-up question to my inquiry the other day in which t</span><span style="font-size:18.0pt">he potential client’s wife passed away in November, leaving two adult children (client’s stepchildren).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Wife had no estate planning. She owned two rental properties prior to their relationship. Each property is worth about $200k with a $50k mortgage. One is assessed slightly more than the other (about $10k). </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">The statute provides that husband is entitled to one-half of these separate properties; the kids would then split the other half.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">It seems like the easiest solution would be to reach a TEDRA agreement in which the husband takes one property and the kids split the other property. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">The kids have proposed that the son in prison would sign a DPOA to name his sister as Agent/Attorney-in-fact to negotiate and sign paperwork. Is this a viable solution or do we have to have a GAL appointed
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">I appreciate any input or thought you might have on this novel-to-me situation. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:black">Amy J. Goertz, J.D.</span></i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:black">Goertz & Lambrecht PLLC</span></i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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