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In Part 1 of this series of articles on nonprobate assets (See here), I discussed the general definition of nonprobate assets under Washington’s probate and trust law. In Part 2 of this series (See here), I discussed the definition of nonprobate assets in the context of the dissolution or invalidation of a marriage or state… Read More

October 27th 2022, Per E. Oscarsson, Linda Naish and Mitch Brewe from RBC, talk about End of Year Estate Planning: Are You Ready? Read More

October 20th 2022, William O. Kessler, talk about Claims Under Form 17 / Seller Disclosed Statement. Read More

October 13th 2022, David C. Tingstad and Richard R. Beresford, talk about Judicial Dissolution of LLCs and Receiverships. Read More

October 6th 2022, Dexter Bradford, talks about What Employers Need to Know About the Washington Silence No More Act. Read More

Beresford Booth is proud to announce its hiring of two new lawyers: Caleb J. Tingstad and Dexter N. Bradford.  Both are recent graduates of Seattle University School of Law and have been admitted to practice law in Washington State.  Caleb is an associate in our Business and Banking Law and Real Estate Law groups where… Read More

Parties often grant legal rights by way of written deeds. A deed affecting real property typically encumbers or conveys that property. In Washington State, parties may convey real property by way of a variety of deeds.   The most common conveyance deeds in Washington State include Statutory Warranty Deeds, Bargain and Sale Deeds, and Quit… Read More

Last month, I discussed how the discovery rule can give a plaintiff extra time to file a claim within the applicable statute of limitations.  In this blog post, I discuss a related topic known as “equitable tolling”. Statutes of limitations bar plaintiffs from bringing claims after too much time has elapsed since the cause of… Read More

As I described in a previous post, Washington probate and trust law generally defines a “nonprobate asset” as well as the types of assets that are not included within that definition (See here for previous post). However, the definition of “nonprobate asset” is not consistent for all purposes. RCW 11.07.010 provides, in part, that if… Read More