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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>Ken,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Before the “if he doesn’t survive” language, it says “except as provided below.” If below there is no devise to the son, either a specific bequest or part of the residuary, I still say he gets 0.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jeff<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>W. Jeff Davis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>BELL & DAVIS PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Attorneys at Law</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'><br>P.O. Box 510<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>720 E. Washington Street, Suite 105<br>Sequim WA 98382<br>Phone: (360) 683.1129 <br>Fax: (360) 683.1258 <br>email: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:jeff@bellanddavispllc.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>jeff@bellanddavispllc.com</span></a><span style='color:black'><br></span></span><a href="http://www.bellanddavispllc.com/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>www.bellanddavispllc.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'><br> <br>The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged, confidential, and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution, or copying is strictly prohibited. If you think that you have received this e-mail message in error, please e-mail the sender at </span><a href="mailto:info@bellanddavispllc.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>info@bellanddavispllc.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> or call 360.683.1129.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ken Luce<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 2, 2022 2:03 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Ambiguity in will.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>The will provides the son gets nothing “if he does not survive me.” What does he get if he does survive? He only doesn’t get anything if he doesn’t survive.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>kl<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><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><a href="mailto:Jeff@bellanddavispllc.com">Jeff@bellanddavispllc.com</a><br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 2, 2022 1:48 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> Re: [WSBAPT] Ambiguity in will.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:solid #FFCACA 1.0pt;padding:12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt'><p style='background:#FFCACA'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>[EXTERNAL MAIL]</span></b><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>DO NOT CLICK links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I agree with everyone, that son gets nothing. Its my understanding that as long as child is mentioned as a child, the fact that the Will leaves that child nothing, means just that, child gets 0. You don’t even need a disinheritance clause, let alone the one Ken is facing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jeff<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>W. Jeff Davis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>BELL & DAVIS PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Attorneys at Law</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'><br>P.O. Box 510<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>720 E. Washington Street, Suite 105<br>Sequim WA 98382<br>Phone: (360) 683.1129 <br>Fax: (360) 683.1258 <br>email: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:jeff@bellanddavispllc.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>jeff@bellanddavispllc.com</span></a><span style='color:black'><br></span></span><a href="http://www.bellanddavispllc.com/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>www.bellanddavispllc.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'><br> <br>The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged, confidential, and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution, or copying is strictly prohibited. If you think that you have received this e-mail message in error, please e-mail the sender at </span><a href="mailto:info@bellanddavispllc.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>info@bellanddavispllc.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> or call 360.683.1129.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><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>Sara Longley<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 2, 2022 1:37 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> Re: [WSBAPT] Ambiguity in will.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>That’s my reading as well. Terrible drafting though!<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Sep 2, 2022, at 1:33 PM, Kerry Brink <<a href="mailto:Kbrink@vjglaw.com">Kbrink@vjglaw.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'> I definitely think I would read it as the son gets nothing. I would read it that Son gets nothing and likewise son’s descendants get nothing if Son does not survive testator.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Sep 2, 2022, at 1:23 PM, Ken Luce <<a href="mailto:Ken.Luce@lucelawfirm.com">Ken.Luce@lucelawfirm.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Can someone tell me how to interpret this? A Will provides:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> “Except as provided blow, I make no provision in this Will for my son___,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> nor his descendants, if he does not survive me.” The son survived. The</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>will makes no further mention of the son and leaves the RRR to </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>someone not his son. Does the above language disinherit the son?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Nothing is said about if or what the son inherits if he does survive.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>All help appreciated.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Kenyon Luce</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Luce & Associates, P.S.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>5308 12<sup>th</sup> St E</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Tacoma, WA 98424</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>T: (253) 922-8724</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>F: (253) 922-2802</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.lucelawfirm.com_&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=z5lwBaVm9sc2C54yY_FPxTMT_RJMPLISAW_7ZYYYxoA&m=rzXmJCZVwF90-8Z15giEA568shjV9suVLhDgaRMw8_U&s=zszVCgS2N_RbDyv-dtxmqBy9el3wR4F7-vozVxA43Uc&e="><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>www.LuceLawFirm.com</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b><span class=MsoHyperlink><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_pages_Luce-2DKenney-2DAssociates-2DPS_200703820101348&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=z5lwBaVm9sc2C54yY_FPxTMT_RJMPLISAW_7ZYYYxoA&m=rzXmJCZVwF90-8Z15giEA568shjV9suVLhDgaRMw8_U&s=hnV9sgTHURZVkGIkoAshWmZcRPolOTvyUdr6p_jmjY0&e="><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><image001.gif></span></a></span></b><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>IMPORTANT NOTICE TO EMAIL RECIPIENTS</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>1. 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