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10Jul 2018

Recent Washington Case: Estate of Rathbone

Jul 10, 2018
Kaity Perez
Estate Planning, Trust & Estate Litigation and Dispute Resolution
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In Matter of Estate of Rathbone, the Washington State Supreme Court held that the trial court did not have the authority to construe an ambiguous provision in a non-intervention Will (1). Rathbone involves a dispute among three brothers (Todd, Glen,…

22Jan 2015

Author Ryan Montgomery

Bernard Decision Confirms Intent and Purpose of TEDRA

Jan 22, 2015
Ryan Montgomery
Estate Planning, Trust & Estate Litigation and Dispute Resolution
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In In Re Estate of Bernard, 182 Wn. App. 692, 332 P.3d 480 (2014), review denied 339 P.3d 634 (2014), the Washington State Court of Appeals Division 1 reversed a trial court order invalidating a trustor's estate plan. In upholding…