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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></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'>Haven’t run into this one before. Deceased left a bank account with Sound Credit Union in Tacoma with about $46k in it. Decedent was married to husband A and divorced in 2012. Dissolution Decree left the bank account to Decedent. The bank account was in both names of Decedent and husband A and husband A was the named beneficiary. In 2018 Decedent was remarried but she never took any action to change the beneficiary of the bank account. Decedent passed unexpectedly in a private airplane accident last July along with her new husband B. Sound Credit says they will honor the terms of the Disso Decree but since the bank account names husband A as beneficiary, he is the one entitled to the funds.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Do any of you know if there is a provision like RCW 11.12.051 that also terminates any non-testamentary gifts to a beneficiary? Seems like equity would follow that line but as we all know, banks and equity are not a good match.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Tom<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Thomas J. Westbrook<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Attorney at Law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=152 height=62 style='width:1.5833in;height:.6416in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D7DD3F.209087E0"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D'>324 West Bay Drive NW, Suite 201<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D'>Olympia, WA 98502<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D'>(360) 866-4000 phone<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D'>(360) 866--3832 fax<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif'><a href="http://www.buddbaylaw.com/"><span style='color:blue'>www.buddbaylaw.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:red'>COVID POLICY:<o:p></o:p></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'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>