<div dir="ltr"><div>If the sale happened in WA it should still be valid. The deed was signed by the POA when the owner was still alive and the deed was delivered to the escrow agent to satisfy the delivery requirement. The intent to transfer ownership occurred at that time. The only thing that didn't happen was recording, which can happen afterwards. CA law might have differences but I believe it would be valid if it occurred in WA.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Kelby J. Derenick </div><div>Attorney</div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;font-size:11pt"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;font-size:11pt">CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This electronic mail message contains information that (a) is or may be legally privileged, confidential, proprietary in nature, or otherwise protected by law from disclosure, and (b) is intended only for the use of the Addressee(s) named herein. If you are not the intended recipient, an addressee, or the person responsible for delivering this to an addressee, you are hereby notified that reading, using, copying, or distributing any part of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic mail message in error, please contact me immediately and take the steps necessary to delete the message completely from your computer system. Thank you.</span><br></div><div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:468.381px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div><div style="margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><br></span></div></div></div></div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM Joshua McKarcher <<a href="mailto:josh@mckarcherlaw.com">josh@mckarcherlaw.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">
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I do not mean to be dismissive or avoidant, but this seems like a problem of California law and a problem for the title company and escrow company. If they recorded and satisfied themselves that they had a good deal and issued a title policy to the new owner,
I don’t know what more there is to think about. Doesn’t the title insurance company have the problem here?</div>
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<p>I’m hoping someone can give me some guidance on an issue I haven’t faced before. HC is the sister of a woman who passed away recently. Decedent had signed an RLT naming HC successor trustee and a POA naming HC as AIF. Decedent owned
a house in CA that was not transferred into the trust because decedent had just moved to WA and planned to sell the property. While sister was still living, HC/AIF signed all the paperwork to list the house and the eventual sales agreement. The sale was
contingent on the purchaser being able to sell their own property, which they eventually did, and HC/AIF signed all the closing paperwork (also before sister’s death). Here’s my question: does the fact that the sister died a few days before the closing date
affect the sale? HC/AIF signed everything while principal was still living but the sale wasn’t complete when she died and, obviously, the POA terminated on sister’s death. If it makes a difference, as far as the purchaser and the escrow company are concerned,
the sale closed, and they have issued a check to decedent. HC would like to be able to open a probate in WA and just distribute the funds (there was a pour over will). I hope I’m borrowing trouble by being concerned about this, but any thoughts appreciated.</p>
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