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No need to change name on title for your easement simply say X formerly known as y as the owner of the property which is granting or a subject to the easement<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature">
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<blockquote type="cite">On Feb 5, 2026, at 3:11 PM, Lynn Clare <lynnclare@clarelawfirm.com> wrote:<br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">I did have to bring a document to the clerk's office once to prove that a person was another person's son - birth certificate. You might get a copy of the name change just in case
the clerk in this county wants to be a stickler about this.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 5, 2026 at 3:09 PM Craig Gourley <<a href="mailto:craig@glgmail.com">craig@glgmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">For the easement I would use the new name and say “ who took title as” _____. You could also add something that says see cause # ---- for name change if you want to be really helpful to subsequent readers.
I don’t think you need to record a new deed. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Suzanne DuRard<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 5, 2026 3:04 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] REET Affidavit Exemption for Legal Name Change<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I do a lot of property transfers that are exempt from REET for various reasons but have not ever had a legal name change situation. Client needs to record an easement and now has a different name than when client
took title. Curious which WAC exemption is typically used for this. None of the listed ones seem to apply.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thanks in advance<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Suzanne<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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