<div dir="ltr">Hi Amy,<div><br></div><div>The beneficiary of the deed will record a REETA with a redacted death certificate to have the title vest in their name. The REETA will need to reference the recording number of the TODD.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Aug 18, 2023 at 12:24 PM Amy Goertz <<a href="mailto:amyjgoertz@icloud.com">amyjgoertz@icloud.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"><div>Good Afternoon,<div><br></div><div>I have a new potential client whose sister died on August 4. Unmarried, no kids, survived by her sister and her mom.</div><div><br></div><div>On August 3, knowing that things weren’t going well, the decedent signed a Will and Transfer on Death Deed leaving all to potential client sister with mom as alternate beneficiary.</div><div><br></div><div>PC recorded Transfer on Death Deed in Pierce County on the same day, August 3, 2023. She did not prepare or record a Real Estate Excise Tax Affidavit.</div><div><br></div><div>Sister died on August 4, 2023.</div><div><br></div><div>All other assets are held with sister or mom as named beneficiary and thus do not require probate.</div><div><br></div><div>What is the best way to transfer the house to the PC since no REETA was recorded with the TODD?</div><div><br></div><div><div>
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