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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Listmates,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’ve been contacted by a potential estate planning client who resides in Washington, and owns real property here in Washington. He also owns land in fee simple in Hawaii.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m not familiar with settling estates in Hawaii, so I’m curious to get input from this list as to the relative procedural ease/difficulty of transferring this land if the client opts for a Will-only approach vs a revocable trust. The internet suggests that an ancillary probate may not be required under these facts, and that Hawaii may have a relatively less expensive/efficient probate process. Of course, the internet says lots of things…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks in advance! Adrienne <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>--<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-variant:small-caps'>Adrienne Keith Wills,<span style='color:black'> Attorney | Mediator <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-variant:small-caps'>Wills Law Firm Inc. (</span><i><span style='color:black'>please note the new name for my practice</span></i><span style='color:black'>)</span><span style='font-variant:small-caps'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Helping family law and estate planning clients create their legacy </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>1700 Seventh Ave, Suite 2100 | Seattle, WA 98101</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>www.WillsLawFirm.com | Tel. (206) 523-3047 | Fax (206) 219-6714 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>