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<p class="MsoNormal">Several years ago a local title insurance company required an apostille where my client, an estate personal representative, was signing an instrument (a deed) in Melbourne, Australia for a King County real property transaction. See a recorded
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Rob Rowley<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 01, 2017 1:16 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Washington Durable Power of Attorney - Executed in Australia by Austrian Solicitor - US Embassy?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Any suggestions where the Washington state durable power of attorney I am preparing will be witnessed and notarized in Australia? Original wet ink document to be returned
for recording with the Spokane County auditor (for a real estate closing)? </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In the rare instances where I have had this happen before I usually have had the person execute the instrument at a US Embassy or Consulate and return the wet link document
for recording.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Any experience where the certifying party is not with the US Consulate/Embassy? Refusal to record by auditor? </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Australian solicitor on the other end of the transaction says his certification on my DPA is sufficient for US purposes.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Title company concerns?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thanks.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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