<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">I will say that I have never attached the Letters to the Deed. I will upload them (when using Simplifile) with the REETA to prove the exemption as being transferred through probate - but not as part of the Deed. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">In my PR Deed template that was provided to me by a colleague when I was starting out - has the following language: </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;font-size:12pt">THE
UNDERSIGNED GRANTOR _____________________________, as the duly appointed, qualified and
acting Personal Representative of the Estate of ______________________________, deceased,
under Probate Case No. </span><b style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;font-size:12pt">_______________________</b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;font-size:12pt">, ____________County Superior Court of
the State of Washington, as authorized by an Order entered in each of the
above-referenced the probate matters on ________________, to settle the estate
of ____________________________, without the intervention of the court, for and in
consideration of the settlement of the above referenced estate, does convey and
quit claim to the Grantee,__________________________ all of the Decedent’s right,
title and interest in the following described real estate situated in the
County of ____________________, State of Washington, including any interest therein which Grantor
may hereafter acquire.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">This information is sufficient that if anyone ever wanted to look up the specific Letters or Order opening the estate - they would have everything they needed to zero in on it. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">I have had many a Deed returned - but never because of a Lack of Letters Testamentary/Administration. </div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Brent
Williams-Ruth</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> (pronouns: he/him)<br>
<i>Attorney-At-Law</i></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Law
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</p><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:Brent@Williams-RuthLaw.com" target="_blank">e-mail</a> / <a href="http://www.williams-ruthlaw.com/" target="_blank">website</a> /</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/bwrlaw" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">facebook</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> / </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 10:48 AM <<a href="mailto:jbdolan@jbdolan.com">jbdolan@jbdolan.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">Colleagues:</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">For as long as I can remember, we have always recorded Letters Testamentary with PR Deeds. The PR Deed speci</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">fically references the Letters Testamentary “attached as Exhibit A.”</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">Suddenly, i</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">n t</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">he past two weeks, we have had</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">two</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">PR Deeds</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">t</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">hat we</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">mailed to</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">two different counties recorded and returned to us</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"></font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">without the Letters</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> recorded. In both instances, the auditor kept the original Letters Testamentary,</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">which cost us $5.00 and which always have been recorded with the PR Deed and returned to us</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"></font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">along with the original D</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">eed</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">.</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri"> The recorded Deed was returned</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">, with no explanation</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">why they recorded the PR Deed without the Letters. The auditor also kept the full recording fee, even though it included an extra $1.00 for the extra page</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">.</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> We now have two recorded documents that refer to an attachment that does not exist.</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">What do others do when recording PR Dee</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">ds? Do you</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">include</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> the Letters Testamentary</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">?</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">Jim Dolan</font></span></p>
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<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><font color="#1F497D" face="Calibri">Telephone: 360-336-2939</font></span></p>
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<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><font color="#1F497D" face="Calibri">Telephone: 360-629-3833</font></span></p>
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