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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='color:#1F497D'>It appears that we do for wills under RCW 11.12.030 and for acknowledgements under RCW 64.08.100.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Lenard L. Wittlake, PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Attorney & Counselor at Law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>22 E. Poplar Street, Suite 200<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>P.O. Box 1233<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Walla Walla, WA 99362<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>(509) 529-1529 voice<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>(509) 850-3515 fax<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:lenard@wittlakelaw.com"><span style='color:blue'>lenard@wittlakelaw.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.lwattorney.com/"><span style='color:blue'>www.lwattorney.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><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>Jay Goldstein<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 01, 2018 3:21 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv<br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Signature by Amanuensis?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#2F5496'>Good afternoon all—<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#2F5496'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#2F5496'>Client asks if WA allows for Signature by Amanuensis—meaning I think that signer is physically incapable of signing—no POA—may someone else sign, and under what authority?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#2F5496'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#2F5496'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#2F5496'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#2F5496'>J<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#2F5496'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif";color:#385623'>Jay A. 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