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--></style></head><body bgcolor="white" lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Hello Garl,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">I would have the PR convey the property to Windy reserving a life estate in Mary. Hopefully Mary has some way to pay the costs of the life estate.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Sincerely,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Tom</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Thomas J. Westbrook</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Attorney at Law</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><img width="193" height="67" style="width:2.0083in;height:.7in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D71C22.F689A2C0"></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Rodgers Kee Card & Strophy, P.S.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">324 West Bay Drive NW, Suite 201</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Olympia, Washington 98502</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Phone: 360-352-8311</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Facsimile: 360-352-8501</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Email: </span><span style="color:#1f497d"><a href="mailto:tjw@buddbaylaw.com"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">tjw@buddbaylaw.com</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Skype: thomas.westbrook</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><a href="http://www.buddbaylaw.com/" target="_BLANK????"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">www.buddbaylaw.com</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">The information contained in this email and attachment(s) are for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain private, privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the addressee, you are strictly prohibited from reading, photocopying, distributing or otherwise using this email or its contents in any way. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone at 360-352-8311 or by e-mail to <a href="mailto:reception@buddbaylaw.com"><span style="color:blue">reception@buddbaylaw.com</span></a>, and destroy the original message from your electronic files.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">COVID-19 UPDATE:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;color:#1f497d">s</span><span style="color:#1f497d"> Rodgers Kee Card & Strophy will no longer maintain “open” hours at the physical office. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;color:#1f497d">s</span><span style="color:#1f497d"> All the staff is working remotely. We are routinely monitoring our voice mail and email, which is</span><span style="color:#00b0f0"> </span><span style="color:#1f497d">the best way to communicate during this period. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;color:#1f497d">s</span><span style="color:#1f497d"> We are still taking new clients but consultations will be telephonic or via video conferencing, and any in-person meetings will be by appointment and only if necessary to execute documents. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;color:#1f497d">s</span><span style="color:#1f497d"> Please provide necessary documents to us by scan and email, where possible, or by mail if not. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;color:red">s</span><span style="color:red"> We anticipate these changes will be effective for the foreseeable future. We are doing everything we can to maintain the level of service and professionalism we’ve always provided, even in the face of this public health crisis. Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding. We look forward to the soonest possible return to full operations and continued service to our clients.</span><span style="color:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="color:windowtext"> <a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <<a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>K. Garl Long<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 18, 2021 5:46 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] What estate is this</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p>Thank you all.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 03/18/2021 05:26 PM, Stephen Brandli wrote:</p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">A life estate is not fee simple. I believe the language is very clear. Mary has an exclusive estate for her life, and then it goes to Windy. The life estate can be sold, alienated, rented, etc., but all subject to Windy’s remainder interest. For example, if Mary leases the property, the lease terminates, rather abruptly, upon Mary’s death. If Mary sells the property to John, then John’s estate ends on Mary’s death. The life estate holder must pay the property taxes and other expenses during Mary’s life.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext"> Steve</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="color:windowtext"> <a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com"><wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com></a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Roger Hawkes<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 18, 2021 4:20 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com"><wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com></a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] What estate is this</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">I think Mary owns fee simple during her life; she can rent it or give away her life estate; when she dies it goes to the stated residuary bf.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="color:windowtext"> <a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <<a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>K. Garl Long<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 18, 2021 4:11 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA RPPT Real Property Discussion Forum <<a href="mailto:wsbarp@LISTS.WSBARPPT.COM">wsbarp@LISTS.WSBARPPT.COM</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] What estate is this</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p>Long time caretaker promised real property by decedent in payment for providing care. Decedent's will provides:</p><p><b>"If she survives me, I hereby give, devise and bequeath to Mary for her life, and then to Windy, the farm property legally described as ..."</b></p><p>Does Mary receive in fee simple, an estate measured by her life (which she can alienate), a life estate for which she can collect income (but does not have to pay expenses), or some other possessory estate?</p><p>Or perhaps the scrivener just meant that if Mary did not survive the decedent it should go to Windy?</p><p>You thoughts most valued and appreciated,</p><p>Garl</p><div><p class="MsoNormal">-- </p><p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>Law Offices of K. Garl Long - Mount Vernon, Washington - (360) 336-3322</b></p><p><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">This message is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. 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