<div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4">Not an uncommon situation: H & W have been separated for 8 years. Both have their names on the title. Wife has been living in the home and wants to refinance the loan. To do so, she has to get Husband off of the title. Husband is willing to sign a QCD. They do not have a legal separation agreement or order/decree.</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Does the below WAC, 456-61A-203 work for this? Do they need a separation agreement? Do they need a Decree of Legal Separation? Is there another WAC that works for this exemption? </font></div><div><br></div> WAC 458-61A-203 Community property, dissolution of marriage or
domestic partnership, legal separation, decree of invalidity. (1)
Community property. Transfers from one spouse or domestic partner to
the other that establish or separate community property are not subject to the real estate excise tax.
(2) Court decree. The real estate excise tax does not apply to
any transfer, conveyance, or assignment of property or interest in
property from one spouse or domestic partner to the other in fulfillment of a settlement agreement incident to a decree of dissolution,
declaration of invalidity, or legal separation.
(3) Transfers to third parties. <div><br></div><div><font size="4">James</font></div><div><font size="4"><br clear="all"></font><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>James R. Doran<br></div>Attorney at Law<br></div>100 E. Pine Street - Suite 205<br></div>Bellingham, WA 98225<br>(360)393-9506<br></div><a href="mailto:jim@doranlegal.com" target="_blank">jim@doranlegal.com</a><br></div><a href="http://www.doranlegal.com" target="_blank">www.doranlegal.com</a><br></div></div></div></div></div>