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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">We were preparing to close on a real estate sale from an estate when we discovered a 30+ year old deed of trust that had not been reconveyed. The Beneficiaries, a husband and wife, are long since deceased. The grantor is deceased, thus the probate. Chicago Title Company, the Trustee, no longer operates in Kitsap County. </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">My initial thought was that RCW 61.16.030 passed in 2013 would permit a quick reconveyance. However, my reading of that statute shows that it requires evidence of payment. The DOT Note was probably paid off many years ago, however, we have no proof that it was. So, I then tried to contact the heirs of the beneficiaries with no success.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Is there anything short of a quiet title action that can be done to clear this old DOT?</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#500050">Sincerely,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#500050"><br></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3333ff"><br></span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:#3333ff">Chris J. Moore</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#500050"><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#500050">Christopher J. Moore, JD, CPA (Inactive), AEP<sup>®</sup>, EPLS*</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#500050"><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#500050">Creason, Moore, Dokken & Geidl, PLLC</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#500050"><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#500050">Lawyers</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#500050"><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#500050">1219 Idaho Street, POB 835</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#500050"><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#500050">Lewiston, Idaho 83501-0835</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#500050"><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#500050">Phone: 208-743-1516; Fax: 208-746-2231</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#500050"><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#500050">Website: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1f497d"><a href="http://www.cmd-law.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1155cc">www.cmd-law.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#500050"><br><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#500050">*Certified as an Estate Planning Law Specialist by the Estate Law Specialist Board, Inc., the only estate planning certification entity approved by both the American Bar Association and the Idaho State Bar Association.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#500050"><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#500050">_______________________________________________</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#500050"><br></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#17365d">-- Note -- </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#17365d">The information contained in this e-mail transmission is confidential and may also be a legally privileged communication. This information is intended for the exclusive and private use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, disclosure, dissemination, distribution (other than to the addressee(s)), copying or taking any action because of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately. Thank you.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#17365d"><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#17365d">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>