Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 11 Probate And Trust Law - Chapter 11.28 Letters Testamentary And Of Administration

11.28.010 Letters to executors -- Refusal to serve -- Disqualification
After the entry of an order admitting a will to probate and appointing a personal representative, or personal representatives, letters testamentary shall be granted to ...

11.28.020 Objections to appointment
Any person interested in a will may file objections in writing to the granting of letters testamentary to the persons named as executors, or any ...

11.28.030 Community property -- Who entitled to letters -- Waiver
A surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner shall be entitled to administer upon the community property, notwithstanding any provisions of the will to the contrary, ...

11.28.040 Procedure during minority or absence of executor
If the executor be a minor or absent from the state, letters of administration with the will annexed shall be granted, during the time of ...

11.28.050 Powers of remaining executors on removal of associate
When any of the executors named shall not qualify or having qualified shall become disqualified or be removed, the remaining executor or executors shall have ...

11.28.060 Administration with will annexed on death of executor
No executor of an executor shall, as such, be authorized to administer upon the estate of the first testator, but on the death of the ...

11.28.070 Authority of administrator with will annexed
Administrators with the will annexed shall have the same authority as the executor named in the will would have had, and their acts shall be ...

11.28.085 Records and certification of letters -- Record of bonds
See RCW 36.23.030. ...

11.28.090 Execution and form of letters testamentary
Letters testamentary to be issued to executors under the provisions of this chapter shall be signed by the clerk, and issued under the seal of ...

11.28.100 Form of letters with will annexed
Letters of administration with the will annexed shall be in substantially the same form as provided for letters testamentary.[1965 c 145 § 11.28.100. Prior: 1917 ...

11.28.110 Application for letters of administration or adjudication of intestacy and heirship
Application for letters of administration, or, application for an adjudication of intestacy and heirship without the issuance of letters of administration shall be made by ...

11.28.120 Persons entitled to letters
Administration of an estate if the decedent died intestate or if the personal representative or representatives named in the will declined or were unable to ...

11.28.131 Hearing on petition -- Appointment -- Issuance of letters -- Notice to surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner
When a petition for general letters of administration or for letters of administration with the will annexed shall be filed, the matter may be heard ...

11.28.140 Form of letters of administration
Letters of administration shall be signed by the clerk, and be under the seal of the court, and may be substantially in the following form: ...

11.28.150 Revocation of letters by discovery of will
If after letters of administration are granted a will of the deceased be found and probate thereof be granted, the letters shall be revoked and ...

11.28.160 Cancellation of letters of administration
The court appointing any personal representative shall have authority for any cause deemed sufficient, to cancel and annul such letters and appoint other personal representatives ...

11.28.170 Oath of personal representative
Before letters testamentary or of administration are issued, each personal representative or an officer of a bank or trust company qualified to act as a ...

11.28.185 Bond or other security of personal representative -- When not required -- Waiver -- Corporate trustee -- Additional bond -- Reduction -- Other security
When the terms of the decedent's will manifest an intent that the personal representative appointed to administer the estate shall not be required to furnish ...

11.28.190 Examination of sureties -- Additional security -- Costs
Before the judge approves any bond required under this chapter, and after its approval, he may, of his own motion, or upon the motion of ...

11.28.210 New or additional bond
Any person interested may at any time by verified petition to the court, or otherwise, complain of the sufficiency of any bond or sureties thereon, ...

11.28.220 Persons disqualified as sureties
No judge of the superior court, no sheriff, clerk of a court, or deputy of either, and no attorney-at-law shall be taken as surety on ...

11.28.230 Bond not void for want of form -- Successive recoveries
No bond required under the provisions of this chapter, and intended as such bond, shall be void for want of form, recital or condition; nor ...

11.28.235 Limitation of action against sureties
All actions against sureties shall be commenced within six years after the revocation or surrender of letters of administration or death of the principal.[1965 c ...

11.28.237 Notice of appointment as personal representative, pendency of probate -- Proof by affidavit
(1) Within twenty days after appointment, the personal representative of the estate of a decedent shall cause written notice of his or her appointment and ...

11.28.238 Notice of appointment as personal representative -- Notice to department of revenue
Duty of personal representative to notify department of revenue of administration; personal liability for taxes upon failure to give notice: See RCW 82.32.240. ...

11.28.240 Request for special notice of proceedings in probate -- Prohibitions
(1) At any time after the issuance of letters testamentary or of administration or certificate of qualification upon the estate of any decedent, any person ...

11.28.250 Revocation of letters -- Causes
Whenever the court has reason to believe that any personal representative has wasted, embezzled, or mismanaged, or is about to waste, or embezzle the property ...

11.28.260 Revocation of letters -- Proceedings in court or chambers
The applications and acts authorized by RCW 11.28.250 may be heard and determined in court or at chambers. All orders made therein must be entered ...

11.28.270 Powers of remaining personal representatives if letters to associates revoked or surrendered or upon disqualification
If more than one personal representative of an estate is serving when the letters to any of them are revoked or surrendered or when any ...

11.28.280 Successor personal representative
Except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.28.270, if a personal representative of an estate dies or resigns or the letters are revoked before the settlement ...

11.28.290 Accounting on death, resignation, or revocation of letters
If any personal representative resign, or his letters be revoked, or he die, he or his representatives shall account for, pay, and deliver to his ...

11.28.300 Proceedings against delinquent personal representative
The succeeding administrator, or remaining personal representative may proceed by law against any delinquent former personal representative, or his personal representatives, or the sureties of ...

11.28.330 Notice of adjudication of testacy or intestacy and heirship -- Contents -- Service or mailing
If no personal representative is appointed to administer the estate of a decedent, the person obtaining the adjudication of testacy, or intestacy and heirship, within ...

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
Unless, within four months after the entry of the order adjudicating testacy or intestacy and heirship, and the mailing or service of the notice required ...