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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Berlin Sans FB",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">This language is not reliable to accomplish what these folks want. It is the client’s choice to fix it or not, but the recommendation here would have to be to fix it if
possible since the language is imprecise. What interest was conveyed by this language? A joint tenancy yes, but what is the remainder? A court would try to determine the intent – likely to create a survivorship – but I wouldn’t want to leave my kids with
that problem. I would want to clean it up now if possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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>Jeff@bellanddavispllc.com<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 13, 2022 9:50 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'WSBA Real Property Listserv' <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Joint Tenancy, Remainder to the Survivor of them<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A deed, prepared by an out of state lawyer, transfers title to Grantees “as joint tenants, remainder to the survivor of them.” I always assumed, in Washington to create a valid JTWROS you had to say it. Joint tenants with right of survivorship.
In looking at RCW 64.28.010, the first line spells it all out, but in the middle of that paragraph it says “Joint tenancy shall be created only by written instrument, which instrument shall expressly declare the interest created
<b>to be a joint tenancy.” </b>Is just saying “joint tenancy” enough? Also, to say “remainder to the survivor of them” is Will language. Is the grant not valid because the deed is not executed like a Will, with witnesses?
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<p class="MsoNormal">The time is right to fix this if there is a problem. Your thoughts.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">W. Jeff Davis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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