<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Aptos;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Segoe UI";
panose-1:2 11 5 2 4 2 4 2 2 3;}
@font-face
{font-family:Consolas;
panose-1:2 11 6 9 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Segoe UI Semibold";
panose-1:2 11 7 2 4 2 4 2 2 3;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;}
pre
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"HTML Preformatted Char";
margin:0in;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";}
p.bodytext-agile, li.bodytext-agile, div.bodytext-agile
{mso-style-name:bodytext-agile;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;}
p.witnessblock-agile, li.witnessblock-agile, div.witnessblock-agile
{mso-style-name:witnessblock-agile;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;}
p.witnessnames-agile, li.witnessnames-agile, div.witnessnames-agile
{mso-style-name:witnessnames-agile;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;}
span.HTMLPreformattedChar
{mso-style-name:"HTML Preformatted Char";
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"HTML Preformatted";
font-family:Consolas;}
span.EmailStyle24
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;
mso-ligatures:none;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal">No crushing required! Looks good to me. So now we’ll both be crushed if someone finds a flaw.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Eric<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Eric C. Nelsen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sayre Law Offices, PLLC<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1417 31st Ave South<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Seattle WA 98144-3909<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">206-625-0092<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:eric@sayrelawoffices.com">eric@sayrelawoffices.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<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>Eva Luchini<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 2, 2026 9:21 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Notarized Will required to admit to probate vs valid > Will<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#06400C"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div id="ms-outlook-mobile-body-separator-line">
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#06400C">I do not notarize my Wills. I do a declaration of witnesses of which I am one and my assistant is the other and it should be </span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">SELF
PROVING PURSUANT TO RCW 5.50.030, 11.20.020</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#06400C"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#06400C">Here’s what it looks like, below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#06400C"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#06400C">Feel free to crush my soul and tell me I’ve been doing it wrong.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#06400C"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="bodytext-agile" align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:12.1pt">
<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">DECLARATION OF WITNESSES</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="bodytext-agile" align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:12.1pt">
<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">(SELF PROVING PURSUANT TO RCW 5.50.030, 11.20.020)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="bodytext-agile" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in;line-height:12.1pt">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">Each of the undersigned declares that, on the date written below and, in our presence, [CLIENT] declared this document to be their Will and signed it as the Testator. At the Testator’s
request and in the presence of the Testator and each other, we are signing as attesting witnesses. The Testator appears to be over 18 years old, of sound and disposing mind and memory, competent in every respect to make a Will, and not under any restraint,
duress, or undue influence. Each of us is over 18 years old and competent to be an attesting witness. This declaration is made at the request of [CLIENT] for the purpose of proving the foregoing Will.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="bodytext-agile" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in;line-height:12.1pt">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">Each of us further declares under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington that the foregoing declaration is true and correct.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="bodytext-agile" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in;line-height:12.1pt">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">Signed at __, Washington, on____________, 2026.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="630" style="width:472.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;border-color:currentcolor;border-spacing: 0px;box-sizing: border-box">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="294" valign="top" style="width:220.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">
<p class="bodytext-agile" style="margin:0in;line-height:12.1pt"><a name="_Hlk169187043"></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="36" valign="top" style="width:27.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">
<p class="bodytext-agile" style="margin:0in;line-height:12.1pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="300" valign="top" style="width:225.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">
<p class="bodytext-agile" style="margin:0in;line-height:12.1pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="294" valign="top" style="width:220.5pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor windowtext">
<p class="bodytext-agile" style="margin:0in;line-height:12.1pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="36" valign="top" style="width:27.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">
<p class="bodytext-agile" style="margin:0in;line-height:12.1pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="300" valign="top" style="width:225.0pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor windowtext">
<p class="bodytext-agile" style="margin:0in;line-height:12.1pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="294" valign="top" style="width:220.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-color:currentcolor">
<p class="witnessblock-agile" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:12.95pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-5.4pt">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Semibold",sans-serif;color:black">Witness Signature<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="36" valign="top" style="width:27.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">
<p class="bodytext-agile" style="margin:0in;line-height:12.1pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="300" valign="top" style="width:225.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-color:currentcolor">
<p class="witnessblock-agile" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:12.95pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-5.4pt">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Semibold",sans-serif;color:black">Witness Signature<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="294" valign="top" style="width:220.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">
<p class="bodytext-agile" style="margin:0in;line-height:12.1pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="36" valign="top" style="width:27.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">
<p class="bodytext-agile" style="margin:0in;line-height:12.1pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="300" valign="top" style="width:225.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">
<p class="bodytext-agile" style="margin:0in;line-height:12.1pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="294" valign="top" style="width:220.5pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor windowtext">
<p class="witnessnames-agile" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:12.95pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-5.4pt">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="36" valign="top" style="width:27.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">
<p class="bodytext-agile" style="margin:0in;line-height:12.1pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="300" valign="top" style="width:225.0pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor windowtext">
<p class="witnessnames-agile" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:12.95pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-5.4pt">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="294" valign="top" style="width:220.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-color:currentcolor">
<p class="witnessblock-agile" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:12.95pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-5.4pt">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Semibold",sans-serif;color:black">Witness Printed Name<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="36" valign="top" style="width:27.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">
<p class="bodytext-agile" style="margin:0in;line-height:12.1pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="300" valign="top" style="width:225.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-color:currentcolor">
<p class="witnessblock-agile" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:12.95pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-5.4pt">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Semibold",sans-serif;color:black">Witness Printed Name<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="294" valign="top" style="width:220.5pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor windowtext">
<p class="witnessnames-agile" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:12.95pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-5.4pt">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">Camas, WA 98607<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="36" valign="top" style="width:27.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">
<p class="bodytext-agile" style="margin:0in;line-height:12.1pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="300" valign="top" style="width:225.0pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor windowtext">
<p class="witnessnames-agile" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:12.95pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-5.4pt">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">Camas, WA 98607<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="294" valign="top" style="width:220.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-color:currentcolor">
<p class="witnessblock-agile" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:12.95pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-5.4pt">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Semibold",sans-serif;color:black">Witness Address<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="36" valign="top" style="width:27.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">
<p class="bodytext-agile" style="margin:0in;line-height:12.1pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="300" valign="top" style="width:225.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-color:currentcolor">
<p class="witnessblock-agile" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:12.95pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-5.4pt">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Semibold",sans-serif;color:black">Witness Address<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-indent:.5in;line-height:12.1pt">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#242424;background:white"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#06400C"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div id="ms-outlook-mobile-signature">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody>
<tr style="height:69.25pt">
<td width="120" rowspan="4" style="width:1.25in;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:69.25pt">
</td>
<td width="30" rowspan="4" style="width:22.6pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:69.25pt;box-sizing: border-box">
</td>
<td width="338" style="width:253.4pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:69.25pt;box-sizing: border-box">
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:36.75pt">
<td width="338" style="width:253.4pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:36.75pt;box-sizing: border-box">
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:36.75pt">
<td width="338" style="width:253.4pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:36.75pt;box-sizing: border-box">
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:25.05pt">
<td width="338" style="width:253.4pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:25.05pt;box-sizing: border-box">
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#0F5C1A"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>