<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">No. They did not have to sign anything. They simply provided the Death Certificate. Then I recorded the Deed of PR transferring ownership to the surviving spouse. Submitted that and they sent back the letter with the above language. </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
Offices of Brent Williams-Ruth, </span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><font size="1">a division of BWR Consulting, PLLC</font></span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></b></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><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><font color="#ff0000">Mailing Address:</font> </span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PO BOX 3319; Federal Way, WA 98063 </span></b></p><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Office/Scheduling
Phone:<span style="color:#004080"> </span><font color="#ff0000">(253) 285-7751</font></span></p><p><font color="#ff0000" face="Times New Roman, serif">For All Meetings & Scheduling: <a href="mailto:info@williams-ruthlaw.com" target="_blank">info@williams-ruthlaw.com</a></font></p><p>









</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 Fri, May 31, 2024 at 11:33 AM Eric Nelsen <<a href="mailto:eric@sayrelawoffices.com">eric@sayrelawoffices.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 class="msg6299133865788836250">





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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">That’s weird—but I’m guessing this is just an administrative thing internal to the bank? They didn’t actually sign a release of the decedent from the Note, did they?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Sincerely,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Eric<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Eric C. Nelsen<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Sayre Law Offices, PLLC<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">1417 31st Ave South<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Seattle WA 98144-3909<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">206-625-0092<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><a href="mailto:eric@sayrelawoffices.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">eric@sayrelawoffices.com</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Brent Williams-Ruth<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 31, 2024 9:11 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <<a href="mailto:WSBAPT@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">WSBAPT@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Taking Spouse Off Mortgage.....a first for me<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">List Members - <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">I come to you on this glorious end of month, friday, with something that I have never seen in my practice before. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">A mortgage company has REMOVED a decedent from the mortgage on a home WITHOUT forcing the surviving spouse to refinance. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">It has been my experience that mortgage companies would only do this with a refinance, that we rely on G-StG to advise that they can simply continue to pay and not worry about the name on the
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">When my PR/Surviving Spouse told me about this during the course of the probate I was shocked, made sure to triple verify that this wasn't a trick to get them to refinance. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">I have ever received a copy of the letter from Provident that says: <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Per the receipt of the death certificate of Decedent, we have removed this individual from the loan record. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Has anyone else had this happen before?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Wanted to share this experience with everyone. <u></u><u></u></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><u></u><u></u></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><u></u><u></u></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><u></u><u></u></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><u></u><u></u></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Office/Scheduling Phone:<span style="color:rgb(0,64,128)"> </span><span style="color:red">(253) 285-7751</span></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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