Washington Code — 11
Browse 1,085 sections in division 11 of the Washington code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 11.02.001. Section headings in Title 11 RCW not part of law.
- § 11.02.005. Definitions and use of terms.
- § 11.02.070. Community property — Disposition — Probate administration of.
- § 11.02.080. Application and construction of act as to wills, proceedings, guardians, accrued rights, and pre-executed instruments — Severability — Effective date — 1974 ex.s. c 117.
- § 11.02.091. Written instrument — Limit on characterization as testamentary.
- § 11.02.100. Transfer of shares of record — Dividends.
- § 11.02.110. Transfer of shares or securities — Presumption of joint tenancy.
- § 11.02.120. Transfer of shares — Liability.
- § 11.02.130. Safe deposit repository — Lease provision ineffective to create joint tenancy or transfer at one lessee's death.
- § 11.02.900. Short title — Washington trust act of 1984.
- § 11.02.901. Application — 1985 c 30 — Application of 1984 c 149 as amended and reenacted in 1985.
- § 11.02.902. Purpose — 1985 c 30.
- § 11.02.903. Severability — 1985 c 30.
- § 11.04.015. Descent and distribution of real and personal estate.
- § 11.04.035. Kindred of the half blood.
- § 11.04.041. Advancements.
- § 11.04.060. Tenancy in dower and by curtesy abolished.
- § 11.04.071. Survivorship as incident of tenancy by the entireties abolished.
- § 11.04.081. Inheritance by and from any child not dependent upon marriage of parents.
- § 11.04.085. Inheritance by adopted child.
- § 11.04.095. Inheritance from stepparent avoids escheat.
- § 11.04.230. United States savings bond — Effect of death of co-owner.
- § 11.04.240. United States savings bond — Effect of beneficiary's survival of registered owner.
- § 11.04.250. When real estate vests — Rights of heirs.
- § 11.04.290. Vesting of title.
- § 11.07.010. Nonprobate assets — Dissolution or invalidation of marriage or domestic partnership — Termination of domestic partnership.
- § 11.08.101. Property of deceased inmates of state institutions — Disposition after two years.
- § 11.08.111. Property of deceased inmates of state institutions — Disposition within two years.
- § 11.08.120. Property of deceased inmates of state institutions — Sale — Disposition of proceeds.
- § 11.08.140. Escheat for want of heirs.
- § 11.08.150. Title to property vests in state at death of owner.
- § 11.08.160. Department of revenue — Jurisdiction — Duties.
- § 11.08.170. Probate of escheat property — Notice to department of revenue.
- § 11.08.180. Department of revenue to be furnished copies of documents and pleadings.
- § 11.08.185. Escheat property — Records of department of revenue — Public record information.
- § 11.08.200. Liability for use of escheated property.
- § 11.08.205. Lease, sublease, or rental of escheated real property — Authorized — Expenses — Distribution of proceeds.
- § 11.08.210. Allowance of claims, expenses, partial fees — Sale of property — Decree of distribution.
- § 11.08.220. Certified copies of decree — Department of natural resources duties.
- § 11.08.230. Appearance and claim of heirs — Notices to department of revenue.
- § 11.08.240. Limitation on filing claim.
- § 11.08.250. Order of court on establishment of claim — Parklands — Appraisal.
- § 11.08.260. Payment of escheated funds to claimant.
- § 11.08.270. Conveyance of escheated property to claimant.
- § 11.08.280. Limitation when claimant is minor or incompetent not under guardianship.
- § 11.08.290. Deposit of cash received by personal representative of escheat estate.
- § 11.08.300. Transfer of property to department of revenue.
- § 7.56.120. Action to recover forfeited property.
- § 30A.44.150. Unclaimed dividends — Disposition.
- § 30A.44.180. Unclaimed dividends on voluntary liquidation.
- § 30A.44.230. Procedure as to papers, documents, etc.
- § 28A.515.300. Permanent common school fund — Sources — Use.
- § 33.20.130. Dormant accounts.
- § 33.40.110. Voluntary liquidation — Disposition of unclaimed dividends and records.
- § 11.66.010. Social security benefits — Payment to survivors or department of social and health services — Effect.
- § 79.10.030. Management of acquired lands — Land acquired by escheat suitable for park purposes.
- § 11.76.220. Sale of unclaimed estate — Remittance of proceeds to department of revenue.
- § 11.10.010. Abatement — Generally.
- § 11.10.020. Gift from mixed separate and community property.
- § 11.10.030. Allocation of separate and community assets.
- § 11.10.040. Nonprobate assets.
- § 11.10.900. Application of chapter.
- § 11.11.003. Purposes.
- § 11.11.005. Construction.
- § 11.11.007. Intent — Controversies between beneficiaries and testamentary beneficiaries.
- § 11.11.010. Definitions.
- § 11.11.020. Disposition of nonprobate assets under will.
- § 11.11.030. Waiver of right to dispose of a nonprobate asset under will — Revocation of waiver.
- § 11.11.040. Right to rely on form of nonprobate asset — Discharge of financial institution or other third party.
- § 11.11.050. Notice — Affidavit — Form — Limitation on liability for failure to provide notice.
- § 11.11.060. Vesting of rights and powers under chapter.
- § 11.11.070. Ownership rights as between individuals preserved — Testamentary beneficiary may recover nonprobate asset from beneficiary — Limitation on action to recover.
- § 11.11.080. Nonprobate assets not property of estate — Effect of notice on administration — Effect of preceding death of devisee or legatee.
- § 11.11.090. Transfer of nonprobate asset to testamentary beneficiary.
- § 11.11.100. Authority to withhold transfer — Notice — Expenses of obtaining consent, authorization, direction.
- § 11.11.110. Adverse claim bond.
- § 11.11.900. Short title.
- § 11.11.901. Application of chapter.
- § 11.11.903. Effective dates — 1998 c 292.
- § 11.12.010. Who may make a will.
- § 11.12.020. Requisites of wills — Foreign wills — Electronic presence.
- § 11.12.025. Nuncupative wills.
- § 11.12.030. Signature of testator at his or her direction — Signature by mark.
- § 11.12.040. Revocation of will — How effected — Effect on codicils.
- § 11.12.051. Dissolution, invalidation, or termination of marriage or domestic partnership.
- § 11.12.060. Agreement to convey does not revoke.
- § 11.12.070. Devise or bequeathal of property subject to encumbrance.
- § 11.12.080. Revocation of later will or codicil — Effect — Evidence.
- § 11.12.091. Omitted child.
- § 11.12.095. Omitted spouse or omitted domestic partner.
- § 11.12.110. Death of grandparent's issue before grantor.
- § 11.12.120. Lapsed gift — Procedure and proof.
- § 11.12.160. Interested witness — Effect on will.
- § 11.12.170. Devise of land, what passes.
- § 11.12.180. Rule in Shelley's Case abolished — Future distribution or interest to heirs.
- § 11.12.185. Doctrine of Worthier Title abolished — Exception.
- § 11.12.190. Will to operate on after-acquired property.
- § 11.12.220. No interest on devise unless will so provides.
- § 11.12.230. Intent of testator controlling.
- § 11.12.250. Gift to trust.
- § 11.12.255. Incorporation by reference.
- § 11.12.260. Separate writing may direct disposition of tangible personal property — Requirements.
- § 11.12.265. Filing of original will with court before death of testator.
- § 11.12.400. Electronic wills — Short title.
- § 11.12.410. Electronic wills — Definition.
- § 11.12.420. Electronic wills — Applicable law.
- § 11.12.430. Electronic wills — Execution — Choice of law.
- § 11.12.440. Electronic wills — Execution — Procedure.
- § 11.12.450. Electronic wills — Self-proving.
- § 11.12.460. Electronic wills — Qualified custodians — Eligibility.
- § 11.12.470. Electronic wills — Qualified custodians — Duties.
- § 11.12.480. Electronic wills — Certified paper copies.
- § 11.12.490. Electronic wills — Uniformity of application and construction.
- § 11.12.491. Electronic wills — Applicability.
- § 11.18.200. Liability of beneficiary of nonprobate asset — Abatement.
- § 11.20.010. Duty of custodian of will — Liability.
- § 11.20.020. Application for probate — Hearing — Order — Proof — Record of testimony — Affidavits of attesting witnesses.
- § 11.20.030. Commission to take testimony of witness.
- § 11.20.040. Proof where one or more witnesses are unable or incompetent to testify, or absent from state.
- § 11.20.050. Recording of wills.
- § 11.20.060. Record of will as evidence.
- § 11.20.070. Proof of lost or destroyed will.
- § 11.20.080. Restraint of personal representative during pendency of application to prove lost or destroyed will.
- § 11.20.090. Admission to probate of foreign will.
- § 11.20.100. Laws applicable to foreign wills.
- § 11.24.010. Contest of probate or rejection — Limitation of action — Issues.
- § 11.24.020. Filing of will contest petition — Notice.
- § 11.24.030. Burden of proof.
- § 11.24.040. Revocation of probate.
- § 11.24.050. Costs.
- § 11.28.010. Letters to executors — Refusal to serve — Disqualification.
- § 11.28.020. Objections to appointment.
- § 11.28.030. Community property — Who entitled to letters — Waiver.
- § 11.28.040. Procedure during minority or absence of executor.
- § 11.28.050. Powers of remaining executors on removal of associate.
- § 11.28.060. Administration with will annexed on death of executor.
- § 11.28.070. Authority of administrator with will annexed.
- § 11.28.085. Records and certification of letters — Record of bonds.
- § 11.28.090. Execution and form of letters testamentary.
- § 11.28.100. Form of letters with will annexed.
- § 11.28.110. Application for letters of administration or adjudication of intestacy and heirship.
- § 11.28.120. Persons entitled to letters.
- § 11.28.131. Hearing on petition — Appointment — Issuance of letters — Notice to surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner.
- § 11.28.140. Form of letters of administration.
- § 11.28.150. Revocation of letters by discovery of will.
- § 11.28.160. Cancellation of letters of administration.
- § 11.28.170. Oath of personal representative.
- § 11.28.185. Bond or other security of personal representative — When not required — Waiver — Corporate trustee — Additional bond — Reduction — Other security.
- § 11.28.190. Examination of sureties — Additional security — Costs.
- § 11.28.210. New or additional bond.
- § 11.28.220. Persons disqualified as sureties.
- § 11.28.230. Bond not void for want of form — Successive recoveries.
- § 11.28.235. Limitation of action against sureties.
- § 11.28.237. Notice of appointment as personal representative, pendency of probate — Proof by affidavit.
- § 11.28.238. Notice of appointment as personal representative — Notice to department of revenue.
- § 11.28.240. Request for special notice of proceedings in probate — Prohibitions.
- § 11.28.250. Revocation of letters — Causes.
- § 11.28.260. Revocation of letters — Proceedings in court or chambers.
- § 11.28.270. Powers of remaining personal representatives if letters to associates revoked or surrendered or upon disqualification.
- § 11.28.280. Successor personal representative.
- § 11.28.290. Accounting on death, resignation, or revocation of letters.
- § 11.28.300. Proceedings against delinquent personal representative.
- § 11.28.330. Notice of adjudication of testacy or intestacy and heirship — Contents — Service or mailing.
- § 11.28.340. Order of adjudication of testacy or intestacy and heirship — Entry — Time limitation — Deemed final decree of distribution, when — Purpose — Finality of adjudications.
- § 11.76.250. Letters after final settlement.
- § 5.48.060. Replacement of lost or destroyed probate records.
- § 30A.04.260. Legal services, advertising of — Penalty.
- § 11.32.010. Appointment.
- § 11.32.020. Bond.
- § 11.32.030. Powers and duties.
- § 11.32.040. Succession by personal representative.
- § 11.32.050. Not liable to creditors.
- § 11.32.060. To render account.
- § 11.36.010. Parties disqualified — Result of disqualification after appointment — Nonresident personal representatives permitted.
- § 11.36.021. Trustees — Who may serve.
- § 11.40.010. Claims — Presentation — Other notice not affected.
- § 11.40.020. Notice to creditors — Manner — Filings — Publication.
- § 11.40.030. Notice to creditors — Form.
- § 11.40.040. "Reasonably ascertainable" creditor — Definition — Reasonable diligence — Presumptions — Petition for order.
- § 11.40.051. Claims against decedent — Time limits.
- § 11.40.060. Claims involving liability or casualty insurance — Limitations — Exceptions to time limits.
- § 11.40.070. Claims — Form — Manner of presentation — Waiver of defects.
- § 11.40.080. Claims — Duty to allow or reject — Notice of petition to allow — Attorneys' fees.
- § 11.40.090. Allowance of claims — Notice — Automatic allowance — Petition for extension — Ranking of claims — Barred claims.
- § 11.40.100. Rejection of claim — Time limits — Notice — Compromise of claim.
- § 11.40.110. Action pending at decedent's death — Personal representative as defendant.
- § 11.40.120. Effect of judgment against personal representative.
- § 11.40.130. Judgment against decedent — Execution barred upon decedent's death — Presentation — Sale of property.
- § 11.40.135. Secured claim — Creditor's right.
- § 11.40.140. Claim of personal representative — Presentation and petition — Filing.
- § 11.40.150. Notice to creditors when personal representative resigns, dies, or is removed — Limit tolled by vacancy.
- § 11.40.160. Personal representative as successor to notice agent — Notice not affected — Presumptions — Duties.
- § 11.40.900. Construction — Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships — 2009 c 521.
- § 11.76.170. Action on claim not acted on — Contribution.
- § 11.76.190. Procedure on contingent and disputed claim.
- § 5.60.030. Not excluded on grounds of interest — Exception — Transaction with person since deceased.
- § 4.56.050. Effect of judgment against executor or administrator.
- § 11.76.160. Liability of personal representative.
- § 11.76.180. Order maturing claim not due.
- § 11.76.110. Order of payment of debts.
- § 11.76.150. Payment of claims where estate insufficient.
- § 26.16.240. Quasi-community property — Effect of lifetime transfers — Claims by surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner — Waiver.
- § 82.32.240. Tax constitutes debt to the state — Priority of lien.
- § 11.42.010. Notice agent — Qualifications.
- § 11.42.020. Notice to creditors — Manner — Filings — Publication.
- § 11.42.030. Notice to creditors — Form.
- § 11.42.040. "Reasonably ascertainable" creditor — Definition — Reasonable diligence — Presumptions — Petition for order.
- § 11.42.050. Claims against decedent — Time limits.
- § 11.42.060. Claims involving liability or casualty insurance — Limitations — Exceptions to time limits.
- § 11.42.070. Claims — Form — Manner of presentation — Waiver of defects.
- § 11.42.080. Claims — Duty to allow or reject — Notice of petition to allow — Attorneys' fees.
- § 11.42.085. Property liable for claims — Payment limits.
- § 11.42.090. Allowance of claims — Notice — Payment order.
- § 11.42.100. Rejection of claim — Time limits — Notice — Time limit for suit — Compromise of claim.
- § 11.42.110. Effect of judgment against notice agent.
- § 11.42.120. Execution barred upon decedent's death — Presentation — Sale of property.
- § 11.42.125. Secured claim — Creditor's right.
- § 11.42.130. Claim of notice agent or beneficiary — Payment.
- § 11.42.140. Notice to creditors when notice agent resigns, dies, or is removed — Limit tolled by vacancy.
- § 11.42.150. Appointment of personal representative — Cessation of notice agent powers and authority — Notice not affected — Personal representative's powers — Petition for reimbursement for allowance and payment of claims by notice agent.
- § 11.42.900. Construction — Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships — 2009 c 521.
- § 11.44.015. Inventory and appraisement — Filing — Copy distribution.
- § 11.44.025. Additional inventory and appraisement — Copy distribution.
- § 11.44.035. Inventory and appraisement may be contradicted or avoided.
- § 11.44.050. Inventory and appraisement — Failure to return or provide copy — Revocation of letters.
- § 11.44.070. Persons assisting in appraisement — Compensation — Refund.
- § 11.44.085. Claims against personal representative included.
- § 11.44.090. Discharge of debt — Specific bequest and inclusion in inventory and appraisement.
- § 11.64.002. Inventory — Appraisement.
- § 11.48.010. General powers and duties.
- § 11.48.020. Right to possession and management of estate — Prohibition on acquiring estate assets or proceeds.
- § 11.48.025. Continuation of decedent's business.
- § 11.48.030. Chargeable with whole estate.
- § 11.48.040. Not chargeable on special promise to pay decedent's debts unless in writing.
- § 11.48.050. Allowance of necessary expenses.
- § 11.48.060. May recover for embezzled or alienated property of decedent.
- § 11.48.070. Concealed or embezzled property — Proceedings for discovery.
- § 11.48.080. Uncollectible debts — Liability — Purchase of claims by personal representative.
- § 11.48.090. Actions for recovery of property and on contract.
- § 11.48.120. Action on bond of previous personal representative.
- § 11.48.130. Compromise of claims.
- § 11.48.140. Recovery of decedent's fraudulent conveyances.
- § 11.48.150. Several personal representatives considered as one.
- § 11.48.160. Default judgment not evidence of assets — Exception.
- § 11.48.180. Liability of executor de son tort.
- § 11.48.190. Executor of executor may not sue for estate of first testator.
- § 11.48.200. Arrest and attachment, when, authorized.
- § 11.48.210. Compensation — Attorney's fees.
- § 4.84.150. Costs against fiduciaries.
- § 3.66.030. Restrictions on civil jurisdiction.
- § 5.60.030. Not excluded on grounds of interest — Exception — Transaction with person since deceased.
- § 6.17.130. Sheriff's execution and service of writ — Sale date — Notice to judgment debtor.
- § 6.17.030. Execution in name of assignee or personal representative.
- § 6.27.050. Garnishment of money held by officer — Of judgment debtor — Of personal representative.
- § 19.36.010. Contracts, etc., void unless in writing.
- § 4.56.050. Effect of judgment against executor or administrator.
- § 9A.56.100. Theft and larceny equated.
- § 4.16.110. Actions limited to one year.
- § 4.16.070. Actions limited to five years.
- § 4.16.190. Statute tolled by personal disability.
- § 4.16.200. Statute tolled by death.
- § 4.16.240. Effect of reversal of judgment on appeal.
- § 18.85.151. Exemptions from licensing. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 5.48.060. Replacement of lost or destroyed probate records.
- § 4.32.130. Setoff in probate actions brought by personal representatives.
- § 4.32.140. Setoff in probate actions against personal representatives.
- § 82.04.030. "Person," "company."
- § 4.28.140. Affidavit as to unknown heirs.
- § 4.28.160. Rights of unknown claimants and heirs — Effect of judgment — Lis pendens.
- § 11.54.001. Purpose — Applicability.
- § 11.54.005. Definitions.
- § 11.54.008. Property of decedent exempt from legal process remains exempt — Additional designated property.
- § 11.54.010. Award to surviving spouse, domestic partner, or children — Petition.
- § 11.54.015. Conditions to award.
- § 11.54.020. Amount of basic award.
- § 11.54.040. Increase in amount of award for support during pendency of proceedings — Factors for consideration.
- § 11.54.050. Decrease in amount of award — Factors for consideration.
- § 11.54.055. Factors to be considered by court.
- § 11.54.060. Certain claims exempted.
- § 11.54.071. Abatement.
- § 11.54.090. Venue for petition — Petition and hearing requirements — Notice of hearing.
- § 11.54.100. Exhaustion of estate — Closure of estate — Discharge of personal representative.
- § 11.56.005. Authority to exchange.
- § 11.56.010. Authority to sell, lease or mortgage.
- § 11.56.020. Sale, lease or mortgage of personal property.
- § 11.56.030. Sale, lease or mortgage of real estate — Petition — Notice — Hearing.
- § 11.56.040. Order directing mortgage.
- § 11.56.045. Order directing lease.
- § 11.56.050. Order directing sale.
- § 11.56.060. Public sales — Notice.
- § 11.56.070. Postponement, adjournment of sale — Notice.
- § 11.56.080. Private sales of realty — Notice — Bids.
- § 11.56.090. Minimum price — Private sale — Sale by negotiation — Reappraisement.
- § 11.56.100. Confirmation of sale — Approval — Resale.
- § 11.56.110. Offer of increased bid — Duty of court.
- § 11.56.115. Effect of confirmation.
- § 11.56.120. Conveyance after confirmation of sale.
- § 11.56.180. Sale of decedent's contract interest in land.
- § 11.56.210. Assignment of decedent's contract.
- § 11.56.220. Redemption of decedent's mortgaged estate.