<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Good morning colleagues:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">I have an interesting probate question:</div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Decedent executed a Will and died a month later. Within this month, he made a slew of handwritten & initialed "changes" to the Will. A few were changing dollar amounts of gifts, which I don't think are valid. But the Decedent also used a </span><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="">permanent marker to completely strike through a gift. I am curious if <a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=11.12.040" style="">RCW 11.12.040(1)(b)</a> applies - <br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-indent:0.5in"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><i>(1) A will, or any part thereof, can be revoked:</i></font></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-indent:0.5in"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style=""><i>(b) By being burnt, torn, canceled, obliterated, destroyed, or a physical act, with the intent and for the purpose of revoking the same, by the testator or by another person in the presence and by the direction of the testator. If such act is done by any person other than the testator, the direction of the testator and the facts of such injury or destruction must be proved by two witnesses.</i></font></div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">I am looking at case law to see interpretations of this RCW, but wanted to reach out to the brain trust to see if anyone has experience with this RCW or can reference case law to give me a shortcut. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Thank you in advance!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Warmly,</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Kendel</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif">--</span></div><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div dir="ltr" align="left" style="margin-left:0pt"><div dir="ltr" align="left" style="margin-left:0pt"><div dir="ltr" align="left" style="margin-left:0pt"><table style="border:none;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="338"><col width="74"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kendel Froese </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Attorney, <a href="https://www.froeselawpllc.com" target="_blank">Froese Law PLLC</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">203 N. Washington | Suite 200 | </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Spokane, WA | 99201 </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">509.514.5317 (Call & Text) </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Instantly schedule an appointment with me </span><a href="https://calendly.com/froeselawpllc" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">here</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">!</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padd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