[WSBARP] Canadian Will & American Real Estate

[Jim Doran]

Thank you.

Jim

James R. Doran
Attorney at Law
100 E. Pine Street -  Suite 205
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360)393-9506
jim at doranlegal.com
www.doranlegal.com


On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 5:05 PM Marvin Benson <marvinbensonlaw at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Yes, I believe so.
>
> Marvin
>
> On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 4:23 PM Jim Doran <jim at doranlegal.com> wrote:
>
>> Since there is no estate in BC do you mean we can do a probate in Whatcom
>> County with the BC Will and no probate in BC?
>>
>> On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 4:12 PM Marvin Benson <marvinbensonlaw at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The Whatcom county real property will be subject to a probate in
>>> Washington state.  Her personal property and any BC real property will be
>>> subject to whatever the BC procedure is.   In Washington state, an
>>> ancillary probate is handled as a regular probate.
>>>
>>> Marvin Benson
>>>
>>> On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 8:48 AM Jim Doran <jim at doranlegal.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I think this one is rather easy.....for those with the experience.
>>>>
>>>> Client's mother lives in Vancouver BC.  She owns property in
>>>> Washington.  She has virtually no estate in British Columbia.  She is
>>>> getting ready to kick the bucket.  She supposedly has a Will in BC but the
>>>> client hasn't found it yet.  The Will (supposedly) gives the property to
>>>> her five children.
>>>>
>>>> The question is about the jurisdiction for her Will and property when
>>>> she dies.  If she has a Will in BC and the real property is in Whatcom
>>>> County USA, what do we have to do to transfer the property to the heirs?
>>>> (This is assuming that the Will is located.)  More specifically, does a
>>>> probate process have to be done in BC?  Does an ancillary probate have to
>>>> be done in Washington?  OR: Can the BC Will be used in the Whatcom County
>>>> USA Superior Court to transfer the Property?  (I will also check with
>>>> the title companies to see if they will do a Lack of Probate process.)
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for the help.
>>>>
>>>> Jim Doran
>>>>
>>>> James R. Doran
>>>> Attorney at Law
>>>> 100 E. Pine Street -  Suite 205
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>>>> Bellingham, WA 98225
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>>>> (360)393-9506
>>>> jim at doranlegal.com
>>>> www.doranlegal.com
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>> James R. Doran
>> Attorney at Law
>> 100 E. Pine Street -  Suite 205
>> Bellingham, WA 98225
>> (360)393-9506
>> jim at doranlegal.com
>> www.doranlegal.com
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