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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thank you to everyone who posted, on and offline. This confirms my understanding regarding real property law but I do not practice “family law” so I had a fear of the unknown
just in case. Thank you again and this topic will be a matter I will bring up with the client.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Andrekita Silva<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 28, 2023 11:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Title Issue - Realty Check<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva</span><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><br>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">November 28, 2023</span><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><br>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Paul,</span><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><br>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The couple's marriage, without more, would not change the character of the property.</span><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The character of property is established at the time of purchase.</span><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If only one party had purchased prior to marriage with his/her own separate funds, it would be that party's separate property.</span><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The fact of marriage, without more, would not change it's separate character.</span><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><br>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">So, same here. If they want the property to be community, they'll need to execute a deed or community property agreement or something to convert it to community property.</span><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><br>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Andrekita Silva</span><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva</span><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 940</span><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Seattle, Washington 98101-2509</span><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">206-224-8288</span><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:ak@seattle-silvalaw.com">ak@seattle-silvalaw.com</a></span><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.seattle-silvalaw.com/" target="_blank">www.seattle-silvalaw.com</a></span><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><br>
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On 2023-11-28 12:52, Paul Neumiller wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Courier New"">A couple has recently come to me for estate planning. In passing, I<br>
noticed that they took title to their residence pre-marriage as single<br>
people but JTWRS. Does their post-purchase marriage (without anything<br>
more) somehow change the character of title to the family residence<br>
(to community property) or is title to the residence still in JTWRS?<br>
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