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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Thank you for the input on the presumptions versus contributions issue. However, I’m not there yet in my research into the facts. I was hoping at this point to
first get a read on how the property interests were divided between the parents (PC1 and PC2) and the child (PC3) based on the language alone, given that the parents are named on the deed as “husband and wife.” Any further thoughts on that aspect?
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222A35">Mark B. Anderson<br>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Eric Nelsen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 7, 2022 2:24 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Tenancy in Common<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There is a weak presumption that interests are equal if the deed doesn’t specify percentages, but I agree it’s ambiguous when there’s a H&W and a third individual. I have found in litigating these matters that the court is far more focused
on who contributed how much money, because the presumption is indeed weak and is pretty much rebutted as soon as there is evidence of unequal contributions. So if H&W contributed 90% of the funds, they will hold 90% of the interest.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In a case between co-tenants, if a deed does not designate the interest of the co-tenants, then there is a
<b><i>rebuttable</i></b> presumption that the co-tenants have equal interests. <i>
See</i> <i>Cummings v. Anderson</i>, 94 Wn.2d 135, 614 P.2d 1283 (1980); <i>Iredell v. Iredell</i>, 49 Wn.2d 627, 631 305 P.2d 805 (1957). However, when the initial presumption is rebutted by evidence of unequal contributions, a presumption arises that ownership
is held in proportion to contributions made by the parties: “Property acquired with contributions from both parties is held as tenants in common, and courts will presume they intended to share the property,<b> in proportion to the amount contributed, where
it can be traced</b>, otherwise they share it equally.” <i>West v. Knowles</i>, 50 Wn.2d 311, 313, 311 P.2d 689 (1957).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If H&W owned it and then quitclaimed to their daughter as a gift, I would argue that indicates a 50-50 split between H&W and daughter, just because H&W collectively were grantor and daughter was grantee. But the REETA should indicate something
about the size of the intended gift, which might change that.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 7, 2022 2:09 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Real property is held in the name of PC1 and PC2, as husband and wife, and PC3, their daughter. No joint tenancy. Does PC3 hold a 1/2 interest or a 1/3 interest
in the property?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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