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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Bickel, Dwight<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 10, 2019 1:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Is spousal joinder required?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">To avoid problem with real estate sales tax exemption now, and to avoid later disagreements, I recommend:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">“Wife Name, acquired as separate property<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">to Wife Name and Husband Name, as community property.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Consideration “to gift separate property to community property”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I intentionally do not recite marriage status. It has never been required. We only need names and the estate or interest in title that is intended.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">And I support the recommendation of Rebecca Wiess that the husband’s signature at the bottom could be helpful. Include notary acknowledgement certicates for grantor and grantee. This is the language above the
grantee signature like what we recommend for grantees who are not already signing as grantor for a deed intended to create joint tenancy:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Grantee signs this conveyance to acknowledge intent to hold title as community property.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Dwight A. Bickel<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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Phone: (206) 370-3189</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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