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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Brent: Here’s some language:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I give all of my interest in the financial account at NAME OF BANK with account number ending in X-XXXX, in equal shares to XXXX and XXX, notwithstanding any prior beneficiary designations, survivorship rights, or payable on death designations to the contrary<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>RCW <a href="http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.11.020"><span style='color:#2B674D'>11.11.020</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>Disposition of nonprobate assets under will.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>(1) Subject to community property rights, upon the death of an owner the owner's interest in any nonprobate asset specifically referred to in the owner's will belongs to the testamentary beneficiary named to receive the nonprobate asset, notwithstanding the rights of any beneficiary designated before the date of the will.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>(2) A general residuary gift in an owner's will, or a will making general disposition of all of the owner's property, does not entitle the devisees or legatees to receive nonprobate assets of the owner.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>(3) A disposition in a will of the owner's interest in "all nonprobate assets" or of all of a category of nonprobate asset under RCW <a href="http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.11.010"><b><span style='color:#2B674D'>11.11.010</span></b></a>(7), such as "all of my payable on death bank accounts" or similar language, is deemed to be a disposition of all the nonprobate assets the beneficiaries of which are designated before the date of the will.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>(4) If the owner designates a beneficiary for a nonprobate asset after the date of the will, the specific provisions in the will that attempt to control the disposition of that asset do not govern the disposition of that nonprobate asset, even if the subsequent beneficiary designation is later revoked. If the owner revokes the later beneficiary designation, and there is no other provision controlling the disposition of the asset, the asset shall be treated as any other general asset of the owner's estate, subject to disposition under the other applicable provisions of the will. A beneficiary designation with respect to an asset that renews without the signature of the owner is deemed to have been made on the date on which the account was first opened.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>[ <a href="http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/2379.SL.pdf?cite=2006%20c%20203%20%C2%A7%201"><b><span style='color:#2B674D'>2006 c 203 § 1</span></b></a>; <a href="http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/1997-98/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/6181-S.SL.pdf?cite=1998%20c%20292%20%C2%A7%20105"><b><span style='color:#2B674D'>1998 c 292 § 105</span></b></a>.]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>--Margaret</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>--<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Law Office of Margaret Delp<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Mailing Address: PO Box 292, Langley, WA 98260<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Physical location: 2815 Howard Rd., Langley, WA, Second Floor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Phone: 360-579-4530<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Fax: 360-512-3114<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.delp-law.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.delp-law.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> on behalf of Roger Hawkes <Roger@law-hawks.com><br><b>Reply-To: </b>WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Date: </b>Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 4:48 PM<br><b>To: </b>WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [WSBAPT] Last Minute Will<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Id the specific account and say who gets it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Roger Hawkes, WSBA # 5173<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hawkes Law Firm and Sultan Lawyers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>19944 Ballinger Way NE, Shoreline, WA 98155 and<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>423 Main, Sultan, WA 98294<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>206 367 5000<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>360 799 6438<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Brent Williams-Ruth<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 2, 2021 4:38 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <WSBAPT@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Last Minute Will<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Greetings List - </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Is there ANY language that you can think of where a Will can overturn a beneficiary designation? I have a PC who is about to pass (literally, minutes matter) and realized that her wishes regarding distribution are not in line with what she wanted. Example - she has a 401(k) where she named one child as sole beneficiary, but she wants those funds to be used to satisfy some of the estate's debts. Things of that nature. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hoping that someone may have a solution</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><p><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Brent Williams-Ruth</span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> (preferred pronoun: he/him)<br><i>Attorney-At-Law</i></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Law Offices of Brent Williams-Ruth, </span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>a division of BWR Consulting, PLLC</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><u><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'>New Address & Phones Effective December 1, 2020:</span></u></b><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 500 S 336th Street, Suite 214; Federal Way, WA 98003</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Office/Scheduling Phone:<span style='color:#004080'> </span><span style='color:red'>(253) 285-7751</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Direct:<span style='color:red'> (253) 285-7453</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><a href="mailto:Brent@Williams-RuthLaw.com" target="_blank">e-mail</a> / <a href="http://www.williams-ruthlaw.com/" target="_blank">website</a> /</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><a href="http://www.facebook.com/bwrlaw" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>facebook</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> / </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>***Disclaimer: Please note that RPPT listserv participation is not restricted to practicing attorneys and may include non-practicing attorneys, law students, professionals working in related fields, and others.*** _______________________________________________ WSBAPT mailing list WSBAPT@lists.wsbarppt.com http://mailman.fsr.com/mailman/listinfo/wsbapt<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>