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<div>I don’t think either of those statements are correct. Revocable trusts need not be notarized, and they are valid and enforceable with or without a pourover wIll, although a pourover will is advisable if any assets are inadvertently left out of the trust.</div>
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The Living Trust needs to be Notarized, but you also need to do a Last Will and Testament " aka a "Pour Over Will" with the Trust, and that requires two Witnesses as per state statute. Otherwise, the Trust will not be valid. </div>
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<p class="x_x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">I seem to recall that a Living Trust does
<u>not</u> need to be witnessed or notarized to be effective. But I cannot find anything in the RCWs that confirms my recollection? I have a client in hospital who needs to execute her Living Trust this weekend, and she is having difficulty finding a mobile
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<p class="x_x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Can anyone confirm this for me?</span></p>
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