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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Suggestion: John Doe, a married person who acquired title as a single person prior to my marriage to Jane Doe, conveys and quit claims to (trust) or (John Doe and Jane Doe, husband and wife, the following described etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Howard Herman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>509.220.5810<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><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'> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chandra Lewnau<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 23, 2016 12:59 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Discussion List <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] best practice for grantor description when marital status has changed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I have a client who took title to property as a single man and is now married and wants to transfer the property to a revocable living trust. Ordinarily, I include information about the Grantor's marital status and whether the property is separate or community, and make sure everything matches the deed to my client. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>What is the best practice for describing the grantor where the marital status has changed?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>John Doe, a now married man who took title as an unmarried man?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>John Doe, a now married man dealing in his separate estate?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Ignore it and just refer to him as an unmarried man?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Client may also want to convert the property to community property (and thinks he may have signed a community property agreement to this effect that no one can now find)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Any suggestions on handling this in the same deed that conveys to the living trust, or is there a better method?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks in advance for any advice.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Sincerely,</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Chandra M. 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