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Not at all. Significantly better option, not to mention the manifestly better asset protection and administration options beneficiaries benefit from when a trust is done well. Best, Josh </div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>From:</b> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> on behalf of Ann Manley <ann@manleyfirm.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 3, 2025 10:53 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] TODDs and sales post-death</span>
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<div dir="ltr">Is selling property within two years of death an issue if the property transfer occurs via a RLT?</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Oct 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM Brent Williams-Ruth <<a href="mailto:brent@williams-ruthlaw.com">brent@williams-ruthlaw.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">In my recent experience - NO - the notice to creditors for the probate estate DID NOT fix that problem. They insisted on a Deed of PR.....the end result to make them happy was literally
having the beneficiaries of the house send $90k to my office to hold to resolve any potential creditor claims. </div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">I strongly advise against using a TODD if there is an potential sale within 2 years of death. </div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_quote">I have heard that title companies don't want to insure title on a sale of property within two years of death if the title transferred pursuant to a TODD.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_quote">Does doing a non-probate notice to creditors following a TODD help facilitate a sale within two years?</div>
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