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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Here in Spokane County we have been submitting Letters in all such transfer – it is actually in the WAC or RCW I believe.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold";position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt">Diane J. Kiepe<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt">Diane J. Kiepe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt">Douglas Eden<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt">717 W. Sprague Ave.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt">Suite 1500<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt">Spokane, WA  99201<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt"><a href="mailto:djkiepe@depdslaw.com">djkiepe@depdslaw.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt"> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com
 <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert R. Cole<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 14, 2022 2:00 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] recording of Letters<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>We are now being told by a local  excise department that we must record the Letters to record a deed from an estate to the beneficiary.  They say DOR requires it.  Never had to do that before....  What say you?<span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Robert R. Cole<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Law Office of Cole & Gilday, P.C. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">10101 - 270th St. NW <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Stanwood, WA 98292 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(360) 629-2900 (Telephone) <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(360) 629-0220 (Fax) <o:p></o:p></p>
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