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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"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Greetings,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">85 year old PC wants to have an RLT (which I do not want him to have) to hold his real property then 1/3 each to his heirs at his death. He needs a Special Needs Trust for his step daughter that is on SSI. As I understand it, the SNT has to be a testamentary SNT (not in RLT) to protect her SSI income and later any lien for SSI payments made on the 1/3 going into the SNT. Is my understanding correct?</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sincerely,</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tom</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thomas J. Westbrook</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Attorney at Law</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><img width="193" height="66" style="width:2.0083in;height:.6916in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:1BAD0194F55EDA45A2F3B49BB51B11EB@namprd13.prod.outlook.com"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Rodgers Kee Card & Strophy, P.S.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">324 West Bay Drive NW, Suite 201</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Olympia, Washington 98502</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Phone: 360-352-8311</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Facsimile: 360-352-8501</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Email: <a href="mailto:tjw@buddbaylaw.com"><span style="color:#0563c1">tjw@buddbaylaw.com</span></a></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Skype: thomas.westbrook</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.buddbaylaw.com/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563c1">www.buddbaylaw.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The information contained in this email and attachment(s) are for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain private, privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the addressee, you are strictly prohibited from reading, photocopying, distributing or otherwise using this email or its contents in any way. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone at 360-352-8311 or by e-mail to <a href="mailto:reception@buddbaylaw.com">reception@buddbaylaw.com</a>, and destroy the original message from your electronic files.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">COVID-19 UPDATE:</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;color:#1f497d">s</span><span style="color:#1f497d"> Rodgers Kee Card & Strophy will no longer maintain “open” hours at the physical office. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;color:#1f497d">s</span><span style="color:#1f497d"> All the staff is working remotely. We are routinely monitoring our voice mail and email, which is</span><span style="color:#00b0f0"> </span><span style="color:#1f497d">the best way to communicate during this period. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;color:#1f497d">s</span><span style="color:#1f497d"> We are still taking new clients but consultations will be telephonic or via video conferencing, and any in-person meetings will be by appointment and only if necessary to execute documents. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;color:#1f497d">s</span><span style="color:#1f497d"> Please provide necessary documents to us by scan and email, where possible, or by mail if not. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;color:red">s</span><span style="color:red"> We anticipate these changes will be effective for the foreseeable future. We are doing everything we can to maintain the level of service and professionalism we’ve always provided, even in the face of this public health crisis. Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding. We look forward to the soonest possible return to full operations and continued service to our clients.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p></div></div></body></html>