Foreclosure


OLYMPIA FORECLOSURE ATTORNEY Representing homeowners and tenants in foreclosures, mortgage disputes, wrongful foreclosure, trash-outs, lender misrepresentations, post-foreclosure eviction, deeds in lieu, short sales, and cash for keys in Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, Tenino, Yelm, Shelton, Thurston County, and surrounding areas. Helping Homeowners Stop Foreclosure Olympia real estate foreclosure law firm, Jacobsen Law Office, represents homeowners against […]

Ability for Co-Administrators to Delegate Powers, Authority, and Duties


Question: How Does A Co-Administrator Delegate Powers, Authority, And Duties To A Co-Administrator? Introduction The Revised Code of Washington sometimes requires a road-map to navigate. In order to answer the question regarding delegation of co-administrators’ powers, authority, and duties, first look at the definitions for personal representative and administrator. Next look at the provisions under […]

Surviving Spouse Status for Unmarried Partners – Washington Probate Law


Washington does not recognize common law marriages. In 1989, the Washington Supreme Court held that a surviving “meretricious” partner (of a 22 year relationship) was not entitled to intestate succession (distribution of an estate where decedent died without a Will) as a surviving spouse. Peffley-Warner v. Bowen, 113 Wn.2d 243 (Wash. 1989). The specific issue […]