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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>Andrekita Silva<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 13, 2026 3:39 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] What is the import of missing information on a Revocation of POA due to non-conforming document being recorded?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What is the import of missing information on a Revocation of POA due to the non-conforming document being recorded?</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A client of mine asked me to record the Revocation of a POA that her father had previously executed in favor of one of her siblings.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I believe another family member prepared the Revocation. It had margins of about 1/2" all the way around. The recorder's office accepted it, with a surcharge for a non-conforming
document. However, I think I read somewhere that information outside the margins may not be scanned in. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Does anyone know if the only consequence of narrow margins is the $50 surcharge? Or, will the text outside of the margins not be visible in the public records?</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To be a valid a revocation of a POA that was recorded, the revocation must also be recorded. If the Revocation is defective because everything in
the margins is missing (like parts of words, the date of notary expiration, would this Revocation still be valid?</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Andrekita Silva</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""><br>
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