<div dir="ltr">This is greatly concerning to me because someone else could just strike a specific gift after finding the will. <div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Jamia S. Burns<br> Attorney at Law<br> (360) 739-6379</div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Office: 1200 Dupont St., Suite 1-D</div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Bellingham, WA 98225 (By Appointment Only)</span></div><div><font color="#000000"><font color="#000000"><a href="mailto:jamia@jamiaburnslaw.com" target="_blank">jamia@jamiaburnslaw.com</a></font></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><a href="http://www.jamiaburnslaw.com" target="_blank">www.jamiaburnslaw.com</a></font></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">NOTICE: This e-mail may contain confidential or privileged material and is intended for use solely by the above-referenced recipient. Any review, copying, printing, disclosure, distribution, or other use by any other person or entity is strictly prohibited. If you are not the named recipient, or believe you have received this e-mail in error, please reply to the sender and delete the copy you received. Thank you.<br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Sep 12, 2024 at 11:01 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="msg4365482045388741829">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">I agree with the other posters, that revocation can be done by striking out, but putting in new or substitute language requires a codicil or otherwise following will formalities.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">On first analysis that means the strikeouts eliminate the dollar amount gifts but the write-ins are not effective to give those beneficiaries the new dollar amount. But it’s possible that the strikeout would
be ignored under doctrine of dependent relative revocation. See <u>In re Estate of Bowers</u>, 132 Wn. App. 334, paragraph 22, 131 P.3d 916 (2006).<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Eric C. Nelsen<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Kendel Froese<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 12, 2024 9:18 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] Revoked portion of Will<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Good morning colleagues:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">I have an interesting probate question:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,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 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" target="_blank">RCW 11.12.040(1)(b)</a> applies - </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in"><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">(1) A will, or any part thereof, can be revoked:</span></i><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in"><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">(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.</span></i><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Thank you in advance!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Warmly,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Kendel</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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