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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Dalynne,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Check the WSBA Real Estate Deskbook. But I suspect partition is where you will end up.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Sincerely,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Tom</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Thomas J. Westbrook</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Attorney at Law</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><img width="152" height="62" style="width:1.5833in;height:.6416in" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D9615A.4984C850"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1f497d">324 West Bay Drive NW, Suite 201</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1f497d">Olympia, WA 98502</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1f497d">(360) 866-4000 phone</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1f497d">(360) 866--3832 fax</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1f497d"><a href="http://www.buddbaylaw.com/"><span style="color:blue">www.buddbaylaw.com</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">COVID POLICY:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1f497d">Our firm continues to follow guidance from the CDC and Governor Inslee’s office regarding social distancing and the wearing of face coverings, and we encourage the public and our clients to do the same. Our staff is still working remotely much of the time so electronic communication by phone and email continues to be encouraged. We appreciate your patience and understanding.</span></i><span style="color:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </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>Dalynne Singleton<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 28, 2023 9:39 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv' <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Life Estate resources</p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">I am looking for life estate resources. Anyone have a good primer or updated briefing on life estates?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">I found nothing in WA Law of Wills, Estate Planning or Probate WA Probate Deskbooks.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">My client (A) was provided a life estate in the mother’s home after death along with his brother (C) in his mother’s Will. The home is owned 50% by another brother (B).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">They are not on the same page at all. A lives in the home, C moved recently and B is threating partition for sale. A does not want to move and wants to honor his mother’s wishes for him to be able to live there until he dies.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Thank you.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Dalynne Singleton</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Gourley Law Group</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Snohomish Escrow</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">The Exchange Connection</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">1002 10<sup>th</sup> Street / PO Box 1091</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Snohomish, WA 98291</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">360.568.5065</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">360.568.8092 fax</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:dalynne@glgmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">dalynne@glgmail.com</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563c1">Website: </span></u><a href="http://www.glglawgroup.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">www.glglawgroup.com</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Attorney/client meetings will be handled by teleconference or virtually whenever possible. 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