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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m hearing my mentor from 30 years ago after I asked a question: “Did you read the statute?”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark McClure, J.D. - McClure Law Group<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 17, 2026 5:20 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Disposition of Real Property at Death<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thanks! Helps to read the statute. :)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#4C76A2">Mark C. McClure</span></b><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#4C76A2"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#4C76A2">|
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</b><i>"Why Retire With Debt?"<br>
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Kent, WA 98032</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Sara D. Longley<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 17, 2026 5:13 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Disposition of Real Property at Death</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>See</i> RCW 11.04.015, Descent and distribution of real and personal estate.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:sara.longley@practus.com" title="Email Sara D. Longley"><span style="color:#124E65">sara.longley@practus.com</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark McClure, J.D. - McClure Law Group<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 17, 2026 5:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Disposition of Real Property at Death</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">"<span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:black;background:#FAF8FF">Jane likely attains Bob's interest through probate even if the assets are not sufficiently comingled to render them comunity property. "</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:black;background:#FAF8FF">Why would this be the case rather than next of kin via intestacy la There is always a third cousin....</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#4C76A2">Mark C. McClure<br>
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</span></i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:navy">Law Office of Mark McClure, PS<b> <br>
</b></span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:navy">"Why Retire With Debt?"<br>
</span></i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:navy">1103 West Meeker Street, #101<br>
Kent, WA 98032</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I agree with Heather and Amy, but wanted to add that even if Bob's interest is separate property, Jane receives 100% of Bob's separate property if he is not survived by issue or parents. So based on the facts provided, Jane likely attains
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I agree with Heather. It is often tempting to look for a way to avoid probate, but going through probate will give the wife (plus her heirs and/or a future title company) certainty
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<p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Amy Lewis, Attorney<br>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Heather de Vrieze<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 17, 2026 4:39 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Disposition of Real Property at Death</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The most protective of her interests and rights would be to open a probate, notify any other of Bob’s heirs at law, perhaps articulating her position is that this is community property
based on the likelihood that it has been comingled with community property, and if anyone objects, seek a family support award (analysis of eligibility based on other assets and values).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Then Jane can deed Bob’s interest in the property to herself and close the probate.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#002060">This may be basic to some of you, but not to me, at least this late in the day.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#002060">Bob, an unmarried individual, and Jane, an unmarried individual, purchased a home (i.e., real property) as tenants-in-common. Bob and Jane are both obligors on the home loan.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#002060">Years go by. Bob and Jane marry each other. They never have any children. They never execute a community property agreement. They never change the title to the home.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#002060">Even more years go by. Bob dies without a will. Bob is survived only by Jane.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#002060">Jane wants to remove Bob from title to the home. What is Jane's best course of action?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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