<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252">
</head>
<body>
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">I generally allow children into the meeting with the parents, unless I know in advance that it is a sensitive situation. When the children do attend, if they start interfering, I asked them to leave. In any event, towards the end of the meeting,
I always ask the children to leave so that I can talk to their parents alone and make sure the parents are on board with what we are going to be doing. And when I ask questions of the parents, I do not allow the children to interrupt and respond. </div>
<div dir="ltr">Phil Jones</div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="ms-outlook-mobile-signature">
<div><br>
</div>
Get <a href="https://aka.ms/o0ukef">Outlook for iOS</a></div>
<hr style="display:inline-block;width:98%" tabindex="-1">
<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> on behalf of Jeff@bellanddavispllc.com <Jeff@bellanddavispllc.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 3, 2024 3:10:20 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv' <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Drafting Will - Interfering Children</font>
<div> </div>
</div>
<style>
<!--
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math"}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma}
p.x_MsoNormal, li.x_MsoNormal, div.x_MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif}
span.x_EmailStyle17
{font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext}
.x_MsoChpDefault
{}
@page WordSection1
{margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in}
div.x_WordSection1
{}
-->
</style>
<div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div class="x_WordSection1">
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Listmates: This is just a Friday afternoon rant. More and more children try to tell me how to draft their parent’s Will. I never allow children, or anyone else, into my meeting with the parent(s), no matter how insistent the child
is, or even the parent is in wanting the child in the meeting. Have you experienced this, and if so, what do you do. If a parent is not able to tell me what they want, I won’t prepare anything. Clearly not competent to sign. Just had some children rant
about the mom’s will as being all wrong and not what they wanted her to do. Apparently one of the children set up a “family trust” and wanted mom to leave everything to it. Yikes, talk about undue influence.
</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Just my Friday night WTF moment.</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Jeff</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">W. Jeff Davis</span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif; color:black">BELL & DAVIS PLLC</span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif; color:black">Attorneys at Law</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif; color:black"><br>
P.O. Box 510</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif; color:black">720 E. Washington Street, Suite 105<br>
Sequim WA 98382<br>
Phone: (360) 683.1129 <br>
Fax: (360) 683.1258 <br>
email: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:jeff@bellanddavispllc.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">jeff@bellanddavispllc.com</span></a><span style="color:black"><br>
</span></span><span style=""><a href="http://www.bellanddavispllc.com/" originalsrc="http://www.bellanddavispllc.com/" shash="KELzhkIP3oqU7208cli00DSvDmuVwcb3aRtqG4mLkMwdLTk7vVtX2HjllNwHgIqPQb4BiuHXtZu8MoXrfsmPDmdAgVd+0xaRwQQjfCl1KyiLNT/4nIKoeWe+dA+mcHeVj3gKhdIhDhb0muobHzjWEU9QSeLqjNO0AKiFBTAmtXQ=" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif; color:blue">www.bellanddavispllc.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif; color:black"><br>
<br>
The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged, confidential, and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution, or copying is strictly prohibited. If you think that you have received this
e-mail message in error, please e-mail the sender at </span><span style=""><a href="mailto:info@bellanddavispllc.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif; color:blue">info@bellanddavispllc.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif; color:black">
or call 360.683.1129.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style=""> </span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>