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Not according to any law I know of. If some third party refuses to acknowledge it, petition the superior court to confirm the sole trusteeship of Bob. It doesn’t need anything other than its own pen and the Clerk’s stamp to make such an appointment official!
Good luck! Best, Josh </div>
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<div dir="ltr">Joshua D. McKarcher</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 8, 2025 6:31:59 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Acknowledgement/Notarization of Trust Documents</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Dear All:</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">A Living Trust is created in 1999 by Husband and Wife who both sign the trust agreement in front of two witnesses. The signatures of the witnesses are notarized. Husband and Wife die in 2006, survived by
their children, Jane and Bob. Jane is identified as the Successor Trustee of the Trust. Jane does not wish to serve as Trustee but wants to designate Bob as the sole Trustee of the Trust. Bob is willing to serve that capacity.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Jane and Bob memorialize their desires/this agreement in a document entitled "Declination to Serve and Designation of [Brother] as Successor Trustee of [the Trust]." Both Jane and Bob sign this document.
Their signatures are not notarized or otherwise acknowledged.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Are Jane and Bob's signatures required to be notarized for the "Declination and Designation" document to be effective?</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Thanks in advance.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="color:#002060">Mark B. Anderson<br>
</span></b><span style="color:#002060">ANDERSON LAW FIRM PLLC<br>
821 Dock Street, Suite 209, PMB 4-12<br>
Tacoma, Washington 98402<br>
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