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My wife and I signed this one several years ago (without all the ___s I've just inserted using the very handy Word for iPhone app!) before traveling out of the country. </div>
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You are welcome to borrow from it upon verifying for yourself the RCW references are even still accurate and support the proposition stated, etc. </div>
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As you will see, I read the RCWs to permit three different kinds of possible (first) health care
<u>agents</u> and (later) <u>guardians</u> o<span style="font-size: 12pt;">f minors -- or "temporary" ones and "court-appointed" ones, all (I think?) consistent with Andrekita's general overview. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I chose to provide plain English examples and "order of authority" to avoid any possible confusion (read: impose myself lawyerly from the grave or infirmary) in a given situation.</span></div>
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(I also decided Murphy's Law commanded that the more scenarios I provided for, the fewer scenarios in which any of this could possibly apply. The kids survived without a scratch.)</div>
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Best, Josh </div>
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<span style="color: black;"><b>Joshua McKarcher</b></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 25, 2026 2:09 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust listserve <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Guardianship of Minors Designation?</span>
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Has anyone ever done a guardianship designation for minor children that was not contained in a will who would be willing to share the form they used?</div>
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