<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Listmates - </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">I am truly baffled by a matter (historical) and I am curious if this was just the "old way of doing it". </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Decedent died intestate in 2015. Surviving spouse opens probate, is appointed.  Files declaration of completion nearly 1 year later and in the declaration it states that surviving spouse was beneficiary of all, no separate property. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">LOPA was filed in 2018 declaring that no probate was done and transfering house to surviving spouse. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">WHAT I NORMALLY DO in that situation is that before I close probate, I have the Executor/Surviving Spouse transfer through a Deed of PR the decedent's share. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">I'm only curious because now that the SS has died and I am helping get the property to the next of kin, I had my favorite title company pull the property report and last vesting deed and it was still the deed from 1996 when H&W bought the house. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br>Wasted a bunch of time tracking down to see who is actually the owner because the title company didn't pull the LOPA as part of the general process in helping me identify the nature and ownership of the property. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Just looking for a little validation as a solo attorney ensuring that I am doing things in lines with industry standard. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Thanks!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Brent</div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Brent
Williams-Ruth</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> (pronouns: he/him)<br>
<i>Attorney-At-Law</i></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Law
Offices of Brent Williams-Ruth, </span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><font size="1">a division of BWR Consulting, PLLC</font></span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Physical Address: 500 S 336th Street, Suite 214; Federal
Way, WA 98003</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><font color="#ff0000">Mailing Address:</font> </span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PO BOX 3319; Federal Way, WA 98063 </span></b></p><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Office/Scheduling
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