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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">Following. Please respond to list. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Sincerely,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Tom</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Thomas J. Westbrook</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Attorney at Law</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><img width="152" height="62" style="width:1.5833in;height:.6416in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D7D619.637CAAC0"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1f497d">324 West Bay Drive NW, Suite 201</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1f497d">Olympia, WA 98502</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1f497d">(360) 866-4000 phone</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1f497d">(360) 866--3832 fax</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1f497d"><a href="http://www.buddbaylaw.com/">www.buddbaylaw.com</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">COVID POLICY:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1f497d">Our firm continues to follow guidance from the CDC and Governor Inslee’s office regarding social distancing and the wearing of face coverings, and we encourage the public and our clients to do the same. Our staff is still working remotely much of the time so electronic communication by phone and email continues to be encouraged. We appreciate your patience and understanding.</span></i><span style="color:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Rachel Bender<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 09, 2021 12:20 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Cryptocurrency in estate planning</p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Hi all,</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I'm sure we'll all be getting more questions like this in the coming years. </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I wanted to check if anyone has experience drafting specific language to insure that a client's cryptocurrency is included in their estate planning. Would it just be a matter of listing the accounts in their portfolio (so that the PR / trustee knows of their existence)? Of course, if a specific beneficiary is to inherit, that would be mentioned in the distribution section like any other property. </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I'm currently working on a RLT, and my initial research indicates that crypto wallets cannot be titled in the name of the trust (but some allow you to contact customer service to set up a beneficiary, I think). Perhaps I'm overthinking this.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Rachel R. Bender | </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Managing<b> </b>Partner</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></i><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bender Law PLLC</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>4634 East Marginal Way S<b> | </b>Suite C-150 <b>|</b> Seattle, WA 98134<br><b>Reception</b>: 206.577.7987 <b>| Direct</b>: 206.649.3266 <b>|</b> <b>Fax</b>: 206.693.4365</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><a href="http://www.bender-law.com" target="_blank">www.bender-law.com</a></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid gray 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;margin-left:6.0pt;margin-top:6.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:gray">CONFIDENTIALITY: This email and its attachments are confidential and may be protected by the attorney/client privilege, work product doctrine, or other nondisclosure protection. 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