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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <b>On Behalf Of
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 03, 2021 2:56 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] TODD with life estate<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone drafted a transfer on death deed with a life estate built into it? I didn’t see anything in RCW 64.80 touching on this. I’d like to avoid the extra recording costs with creating a life estate in a deed, followed by the TODD.
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