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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">A couple thoughts:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On your first client situation. If the property truly I separate, the surviving spouse would be entitled to ¾, and the siblings together only ¼.
</span><b>RCW </b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.04.015">11.04.015</a></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> It is possible that their ¼ isn’t that so much value that simply gifting to the surviving
spouse would be within the $15,000 annual exclusion, a different situation in any case than them each being entitled ¼. A TEDRA agreement would be a good idea if the goal is to have the deed flow from the estate directly to the spouse rather than deeds to
siblings and then gift deeds back. I think the truck, if they agree to give it to her can be fairly easily handled by going into the vehicle licensing office with the title, a death certificate and marriage certificate. I’m not sure they would care too much
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On the second client situation: If the ex-wife (mom) was awarded the property in the divorce, the fact that decedent is still on title doesn’t make it an estate asset to be distributed to children. The administrator
of the estate should be executing a quit claim deed pursuant to the divorce decree.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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>Suzanne Lieberman<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 14, 2021 1:09 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Gifting of intestate shares<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Seemingly straightforward, but I have not done these before. Decedent spouse is the Administrator of intestate estate. Decedent also had 4 siblings. The only assets left in decedent's name are a house and truck bought several years before
the marriage. I did a tracing analysis and wrote to the siblings to let them know the 1/4 shares they are each entitled to. All 4 want to gift their shares to our client.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Should I have the siblings sign a TEDRA Non-Judicial Binding Agreement, per RCW 11.96A.220 and file that with the court? If so, is anyone willing to share a template for such a thing? No separate proposed order, per RCW 11.96A.230 is required,
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<p class="MsoNormal">After that, can we use that Agreement to draft a PR deed putting the house fully into our client's name? What about the DOL/truck issue? Does DOL just need to see that signed Agreement to transfer title to her?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have another client who is the ex-wife of decedent who passed in 2012, also without a will. Their 3 kids are the heirs but client gets the house per the divorce decree and the kids all want to gift their shares to their mom. What is
the best way to go about this one? TEDRA Non-Judicial Binding Agreement with the kids gifting their shares and filing the divorce decree with the court, then drawing up the PR deed in client's name alone?<o:p></o:p></p>
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