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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Trustee question. Assume H & W die leaving family home in trust with direction to the successor trustee to sell the home. Assume successor trustee is son who has 5 brothers and sisters. Son is also an attorney.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Trustee son has interviewed 4 real estate agents – but has not yet signed a Listing Agreement. Trustee son then tells the other 5 brothers and sisters he hopes to be given a chance to buy the home. Trustee son has not made an offer and has not indicated any definite plans as to if and when he would make an offer.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In your view can trustee son continue to act as the trustee – at least with regard to the listing, marketing and sale of the house – in light of his stated desire to be given a chance to buy?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Could trustee son continue to act if all 5 brothers and sisters agree in writing that is OK? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>What if only 4 of the brothers and sisters said OK, but one said “No – I am not comfortable with the trustee acting as the seller while telling us he may want to be a buyer”?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for your thoughts.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ron<span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>I AM TYPICALLY IN THE SEATTLE OFFICE ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY AND IN THE MOUNT VERNON OFFICE ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>Ronald G. Housh, P.S.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>Attorney at Law</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>Seattle Office:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3000</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>Seattle, WA 98101-2393</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>Phone: 206-381-1341</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>Fax: 206-464-0461</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>Email: </span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><a href="mailto:ron@housh.org"><span style='color:#1F497D'>ron@housh.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>Mount Vernon Office:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>21411 Bluejay Place</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>Mount Vernon, WA 98274</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal 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