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<p class="MsoNormal">I would appreciate citation to your position that state statute requires a Will as I to am not familiar with this requirement and cannot locate it under RCW 11.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">There needs to be a pour over Will to be compliant with the state statute requirements of actually having a Will. The Pour Over Will is not just a catch all for effects
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<p class="MsoNormal">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
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">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
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<p class="xxxmsonormal"><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
notary.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Can anyone confirm this for me?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:black">Thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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