[WSBARP] Fraudulent Deed Recorded - King County

[Darrell Mitsunaga]

Hi Jeannie,

We've been involved with TEDRA issues regarding forgeries. We've worked with an excellent handwriting expert who we can recommend and happy to discuss this in more detail with you and/or the client.

Regards,

Darrell S. Mitsunaga
Johns Monroe Mitsunaga Kolouskova PLLC
11201 SE 8th St., Suite 120
Bellevue, WA  98004
425 467 9962 (direct)
(425) 213 6430 (cell)
www.jmmklanduselaw.com<http://www.jmmklanduselaw.com/>

From: wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> On Behalf Of Jeannie OBrien
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2024 12:14 PM
To: wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com
Subject: [WSBARP] Fraudulent Deed Recorded - King County

Hello friends -
I have a situation and need someone to take this case. I worked with an old friend of the family in April of 2021, and prepared for her a TOD deed favoring her goddaughter. She died, and I was contacted first by her estranged son (only child) who claimed to have a quit claim deed from his mother on this property that he hadn't recorded. He was lying. The goddaughter contacted me, and it took me a few weeks to obtain the death certificate because I was not her next of kin or PR (nice new rules - thanks legislature!). In the meantime, the goddaughter came up with and paid the back property taxes.
Goddaughter contacted me yesterday and noticed that her son was listed as owner when she tried to pay the second half of 2024 property taxes. Sure enough, he recorded the deed dated 4/25/2013 with a forged signature. (This date is relevant, as it is the same date of the three other quit claim deeds that the decedent did sign while refusing to sign the one for this property - signature looks practiced but I can detect the forgery)
Both her death certificate and his fraudulent deed were filed the same day, September 25, 2024.
Goddaughter does have a gift deed dated September 13, 2017 from decedent that she didn't record.
Son will very definitely evict goddaughter and her family as soon as he gets to it.
Please let me know if you can represent the goddaughter. Thank you, Jeannie

Jeannie O'Brien, Attorney
www.SelanderOBrien.com<http://www.selanderobrien.com/>
3829C South Edmunds Street
Seattle, WA 98118
(206) 723-8200, x103
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