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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I hate to be corrected publicly by others. But it is not as hard to correct myself. The applicable section is:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">RCW 64.80.100<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">(4) If the property that is the subject of a transfer on death deed is community property and:<br>
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(b) The transferor is married and is joined in the deed by the transferor's spouse, or is in a registered domestic partnership and is joined in the deed by the transferor's domestic partner, and:<br>
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(i) Is survived by the transferor's spouse or domestic partner, the deed is not effective upon the transferor's death; or<br>
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(ii) Is the surviving spouse or domestic partner, the transfer on death deed is effective on the transferor's death with respect to the transferor's interest in the property as of the time of the transferor's death.</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Bickel, Dwight<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 18, 2015 4:40 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Transfer on Death Deed<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">RCW 64.80.100<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">(3) If a transferor is a joint owner and is:<br>
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(a) Survived by one or more other joint owners, the property that is the subject of a transfer on death deed belongs to the surviving joint owner or owners with right of survivorship; or<br>
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(b) The last surviving joint owner, the transfer on death deed is effective.</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">My understanding is: that a TODD to convey all interest in Community Property that is signed by both spouses/partners:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">When one Grantor dies while still married or a partner, and the other survives, the TODD is not effective to convey any interest.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">When the second Grantor dies, the TODD is effective only as to the interest owned by the second Grantor at that time of that Grantor’s death.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The “beneficiary” must survive the second grantor’s death.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Note, the survivor Grantor may revoke the TODD prior to his/her death.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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