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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">As you can imagine, we fight these battles all too often with significant negative impacts to our clients. We have taken the position that we follow-up with a letter citing the law, give
them 10 days to comply, and then file a lawsuit. We ask for attorney fees and costs, which the court has always awarded. I think if enough of us do that every time they might get the message.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Mark<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Mark C. Vohr, J.D. CPGC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Brent Williams-Ruth<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 23, 2024 9:49 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <WSBAPT@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] POA Rejected until filed/recorded<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Just want to share a couple notes about two entities that are REFUSING to honor a valid POA until it is recorded. Both Farmers Insurance and BECU have rejected an attorney-drafted POA until
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This is a step-up in how terrible BECU has been. A year ago (literally right now) they were forcinging me to bring my mother out of her death bed to sign a document allowing me access to the
family trust - despite the fact that I had the entire trust, I had the letter from the doctor of incapacity AND the fact she was on hospice and was days away from death. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Last year, BECU only required a certification of POA as per 11.125.430. Now they are insisting on it being recorded. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Just wanted to share so that you can be prepared when you hear this from your own clients. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Law Offices of Brent Williams-Ruth, </span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">a division of BWR Consulting, PLLC</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Physical Address: 500 S 336th Street, Suite 214; Federal Way, WA 98003</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red">Mailing Address:</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> PO BOX 3319; Federal Way, WA 98063 </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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