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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Correct, to create JTWROS with husband and wife you must have deed to them "as joint tenants with right of survivorship." Merely designating them as "husband
and wife" does not create a right of survivorship. In fact, in most instances it doesn't even create a presumption that the property is community property of the spouses--it could still be the separate property of one of them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Eric<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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>Anessa Novasio<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 17, 2018 11:00 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Deed to husband and wife- JTWROS?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> My understanding is that a deed with the grantees as husband and wife does not automatically create a joint tenancy with right of survivorship. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">So in order to have a JTWROS one would need a quit claim deed specifying to X and Y as husband and wife as joint tenants with right if survivorship per RCW 64.28.010. Is that correct, or is it enough to say to X and Y as husband and wife??<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks in advance!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Anessa<o:p></o:p></p>
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