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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>TEDRA Agreements are certainly possible; the family settlement agreement cases are also available: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Family Settlement Agreement Doctrine.</span></i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'> Heirs may enter into an agreement that disposes of the estate in a plan different from that provided by a will. </span><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Collins v. Collins,</span></i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'> 151 Wash. 201, 215, 275 P. 571 (1929). Family settlement agreements are favored and honored in Washington law to resolve a dispute among heirs if the agreement is made without fraud or injustice, and where the creditors do not have the right to intervene. </span><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Id.</span></i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'> The policy behind upholding family settlement agreement is to avert family disputes, adjust doubtful rights, protect the honor of a family, and avoid litigation. </span><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>In re Estate of Witte,</span></i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'> 25 Wash.2d 487, 498, 171 P.2d 183 (1946) (quoting </span><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Warner v. Warner,</span></i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'> 124 Conn. 625, 631, 1 A.2d 911 (1938)). Family settlements “should be accorded finality to the fullest extent possible, and should be encouraged and fostered as a matter of public policy.” </span><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Hadley v. Cowan,</span></i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'> 60 Wash.App. 433, 438–39, 804 P.2d 1271 (1991).</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><u><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>In re Estate of Washburn</span></u><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>, 168 Wash. App. 1043 (2012)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Rob<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Robert D. Wilson-Hoss <br>Hoss & Wilson-Hoss, LLP <br>236 West Birch Street <br>Shelton, WA 98584 <br>360 426-2999<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="www.hossandwilsonhoss.com"><span style='color:blue'>www.hossandwilson-hoss.com</span></a><br><a href="mailto:rob@hctc.com"><span style='color:blue'>rob@hctc.com</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>This message is intended solely for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the addressee, you are hereby notified that any use, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or by telephone (call us collect at the number listed above) and immediately delete this message and any and all of its attachments. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";text-transform:uppercase'>This office does debt collection and this e-mail may be an attempt to collect a debt, Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>To the extent the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. § 1692) applies this firm is acting as a debt collector for the condominium/homeowners' association named above to collect a debt owed to it. Any information obtained will be used for collection purposes. You have the right to seek advice of legal counsel.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><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>Carla Higginson<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, December 10, 2017 11:26 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv<br><b>Cc:</b> jared@hawklaw.biz<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] TEDRA Agreements<br><b>Sensitivity:</b> Confidential<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Jared,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’ve used TEDRA agreements to modify provisions of a Will; with the agreement of all involved parties, the court has not inquired further before signing the order approving the non-judicia<a name="_MailEndCompose">l settlement agreement. You will want to have a probate open before submitting the TEDRA agreement, of course. </a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Carla Higginson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-variant:small-caps'>___________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-variant:small-caps'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-variant:small-caps'>Carla J. 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Specifically, can the heirs agree through a TEDRA to a method of disposition of estate assets that differs from the apparent intent of the testator in the Will (i.e., receive assets outright instead of placing the funds in an annuity to be paid over time)?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Any help is appreciated. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#0B242C'>Jared N. 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