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<p class="MsoNormal">If son is the sole heir, is the LWT important? What would be the material difference between a testate and intestate distribution?
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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>Rob Rowley<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 21, 2020 10:41 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Lost Will - Witnesses Dead/Dementia - Drafting Attorney Disbarred<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Recommendations or suggestions where the sole heir of his mother’s estate (son) only has a copy of the will. However, both witnesses are either dead or have dementia and
the drafting attorney subsequently was disbarred. He was lawfully practicing at the time he drafted the will.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Disbarred drafting attorney will apparently come to court and give testimony if necessary.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Declaration from disbarred attorney in lieu of testimony?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I have dealt with the situation several times where we have a lost original but are able to use it with new declarations from the original witnesses. Not available now.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For various reasons we are forced to probate the real estate.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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