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WA Rev Code § 11.12.260 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.12 - Wills.|11.12.260 - Separate writing may direct disposition of tangible personal property—Requirements.

RCW 11.12.260 Separate writing may direct disposition of tangible personal property—Requirements.(1) A will or a trust of which the decedent is a grantor and which by its terms becomes irrevocable upon or before the grantor's death may refer to a writing that directs disposition of tangible personal property not otherwise specifically disposed of by the will or trust other than property used primarily in trade or business. Such a writing shall not be effective unless: (a) An unrevoked will or trust refers to the writing, (b) the writing is either in the handwriting of, or signed by, the testator or grantor, and (c) the writing describes the items and the recipients of the property with reasonable certainty.(2) The writing may be written or signed before or after the execution of the will or trust and need not have significance apart from its effect upon the dispositions of property made by the will or trust. A writing that meets the requirements of this section shall be given effect as if it were actually contained in the will or trust itself, except that if any person designated to receive property in the writing dies before the testator or grantor, the property shall pass as further directed in the writing and in the absence of any further directions, the disposition shall lapse and, in the case of a will, RCW 11.12.110 shall not apply to such lapse.(3) The testator or grantor may make subsequent handwritten or signed changes to any writing. If there is an inconsistent disposition of tangible personal property as between writings, the most recent writing controls.(4) As used in this section "tangible personal property" means articles of personal or household use or ornament, for example, furniture, furnishings, automobiles, boats, airplanes, and jewelry, as well as precious metals in any tangible form, for example, bullion or coins. The term includes articles even if held for investment purposes and encompasses tangible property that is not real property. The term does not include mobile homes or intangible property, for example, money that is normal currency or normal legal tender, evidences of indebtedness, bank accounts or other monetary deposits, documents of title, or securities.[ 2007 c 475 § 3; 1985 c 23 § 4. Prior: 1984 c 149 § 7.]NOTES:Short title—Application—1985 c 30: See RCW 11.02.900 through 11.02.903.Purpose—Application—Severability—1985 c 23: See notes following RCW 11.12.250.Severability—Effective dates—1984 c 149: See notes following RCW 11.02.005.
WA Rev Code § 11.12.265 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.12 - Wills.|11.12.265 - Filing of original will with court before death of testator.

RCW 11.12.265 Filing of original will with court before death of testator.Any person who has custody or control of any original will and who has not received knowledge of the death of the testator may deliver the will for filing under seal to any court having jurisdiction. The testator may withdraw the original will so filed upon proper identification. Any other person, including an attorney-in-fact or guardian of the testator, may withdraw the original will so filed only upon court order after showing of good cause. Upon request and presentation of a certified copy of the testator's death certificate, the clerk shall unseal the file. This section does not preclude filing a will not under seal and does not alter any duty of a person having knowledge of the testator's death to file the will.[ 2004 c 72 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 11.12.400 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.12 - Wills.|11.12.400 - Electronic wills—Short title.

RCW 11.12.400 Electronic wills—Short title. (Effective January 1, 2022.)RCW 11.12.410 through 11.12.491 may be known and cited as the uniform electronic wills act.[ 2021 c 140 § 1001.]NOTES:Effective date—2021 c 140 §§ 1001-1016: "Sections 1001 through 1016 of this act take effect January 1, 2022." [ 2021 c 140 § 1017.]
WA Rev Code § 11.12.410 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.12 - Wills.|11.12.410 - Electronic wills—Definition.

RCW 11.12.410 Electronic wills—Definition. (Effective January 1, 2022.)The definition in this section applies throughout RCW 11.12.400 through 11.12.491 unless the context clearly requires otherwise."Sign" means, with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record, to affix to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, an electronic sound, or process.[ 2021 c 140 § 1002.]NOTES:Effective date—2021 c 140 §§ 1001-1016: See note following RCW 11.12.400.
WA Rev Code § 11.12.420 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.12 - Wills.|11.12.420 - Electronic wills—Applicable law.

RCW 11.12.420 Electronic wills—Applicable law. (Effective January 1, 2022.)An electronic will is a will for all purposes of the law of this state. The law of this state applicable to wills and principles of equity apply to an electronic will, except as modified by RCW 11.12.400 through 11.12.491.[ 2021 c 140 § 1003.]NOTES:Effective date—2021 c 140 §§ 1001-1016: See note following RCW 11.12.400.
WA Rev Code § 11.12.430 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.12 - Wills.|11.12.430 - Electronic wills—Execution—Choice of law.

RCW 11.12.430 Electronic wills—Execution—Choice of law. (Effective January 1, 2022.)A will executed electronically but not in compliance with RCW 11.12.440(1) is an electronic will under RCW 11.12.400 through 11.12.491 if executed in compliance with the law of the jurisdiction where the testator is:(1) Physically located when the will is signed; or(2) Domiciled or resides when the will is signed or when the testator dies.[ 2021 c 140 § 1004.]NOTES:Effective date—2021 c 140 §§ 1001-1016: See note following RCW 11.12.400.
WA Rev Code § 11.12.440 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.12 - Wills.|11.12.440 - Electronic wills—Execution—Procedure.

RCW 11.12.440 Electronic wills—Execution—Procedure. (Effective January 1, 2022.)(1) Subject to RCW 11.12.450(4), an electronic will must be:(a) A record that is readable as text at the time of signing under (b) of this subsection;(b) Signed by:(i) The testator; or(ii) Another individual in the testator's name, in the testator's physical presence, and by the testator's direction; and(c) Signed in the physical or electronic presence of the testator and at the testator's direction or request by at least two competent witnesses after:(i) The signing of the will under (b) of this subsection; or(ii) The testator's acknowledgment of the signing of the will under (b) of this subsection or acknowledgment of the will.(2) Intent of a testator that the record under subsection (1)(a) of this section be the testator's electronic will may be established by extrinsic evidence.[ 2021 c 140 § 1005.]NOTES:Effective date—2021 c 140 §§ 1001-1016: See note following RCW 11.12.400.
WA Rev Code § 11.12.460 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.12 - Wills.|11.12.460 - Electronic wills—Qualified custodians—Eligibility.

RCW 11.12.460 Electronic wills—Qualified custodians—Eligibility. (Effective January 1, 2022.)(1) The following may serve as a qualified custodian:(a) Any suitable person over the age of 18 years, who is a resident of the state of Washington at the time the electronic will was signed;(b) A trust company regularly organized under the laws of this state and national banks when authorized to do so;(c) A nonprofit corporation, if the articles of incorporation or bylaws of that corporation permit the action and if the corporation is in compliance with all applicable provisions of Title 24 RCW;(d) Any professional service corporations, professional limited liability companies, or limited liability partnerships, that are duly organized under the laws of this state and whose shareholders, members, or partners, respectively, are exclusively attorneys; and(e) A will repository in the county in which the testator is domiciled.(2) The following are disqualified to serve as a qualified custodian:(a) Minors, persons of unsound mind, or persons who have been convicted of (i) any felony or (ii) any crime involving moral turpitude;(b) An individual who is an heir, beneficiary, or otherwise has an interest in [the] testator's estate; and(c) Corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, except as provided in subsection (1) of this section.[ 2021 c 140 § 1007.]NOTES:Effective date—2021 c 140 §§ 1001-1016: See note following RCW 11.12.400.
WA Rev Code § 11.12.470 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.12 - Wills.|11.12.470 - Electronic wills—Qualified custodians—Duties.

RCW 11.12.470 Electronic wills—Qualified custodians—Duties. (Effective January 1, 2022.)(1) The qualified custodian of an electronic will shall, within 30 days after he or she receives knowledge of the death of the testator:(a) Deliver said electronic will to the court having jurisdiction or to the person named in the electronic will as executor; and(b) Make an affidavit before any person authorized to administer oaths, stating (i) the manner in which the qualified custodian received the electronic will; (ii) that the electronic will was at all times in the custody of the qualified custodian; and (iii) that the electronic will in the possession of the qualified custodian has not been altered in any way since the custodian received the electronic will. Such affidavit must be delivered with the electronic will to the court having jurisdiction or the person named as executor under the electronic will.(2) Any person who willfully violates any of the provisions of this section is liable to any party aggrieved for the damages which may be sustained by such violation.[ 2021 c 140 § 1008.]NOTES:Effective date—2021 c 140 §§ 1001-1016: See note following RCW 11.12.400.
WA Rev Code § 11.12.480 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.12 - Wills.|11.12.480 - Electronic wills—Certified paper copies.

RCW 11.12.480 Electronic wills—Certified paper copies. (Effective January 1, 2022.)An individual may create a certified paper copy of an electronic will by affirming under penalty of perjury that a paper copy of the electronic will is a complete, true, and accurate copy of the electronic will. If the electronic will is made self-proving, the certified paper copy of the will must include the self-proving affidavits.[ 2021 c 140 § 1009.]NOTES:Effective date—2021 c 140 §§ 1001-1016: See note following RCW 11.12.400.
WA Rev Code § 11.12.490 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.12 - Wills.|11.12.490 - Electronic wills—Uniformity of application and construction.

RCW 11.12.490 Electronic wills—Uniformity of application and construction. (Effective January 1, 2022.)In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.[ 2021 c 140 § 1010.]NOTES:Effective date—2021 c 140 §§ 1001-1016: See note following RCW 11.12.400.
WA Rev Code § 11.12.491 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.12 - Wills.|11.12.491 - Electronic wills—Applicability.

RCW 11.12.491 Electronic wills—Applicability. (Effective January 1, 2022.)RCW 11.12.400 through 11.12.490 apply to the electronic will of a decedent who dies on or after January 1, 2022.[ 2021 c 140 § 1011.]NOTES:Effective date—2021 c 140 §§ 1001-1016: See note following RCW 11.12.400.
WA Rev Code § 11.20.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.20 - Custody, Proof, and Probate of Wills.|11.20.010 - Duty of custodian of will—Liability.

RCW 11.20.010 Duty of custodian of will—Liability.Any person having the custody or control of any will shall, within thirty days after he or she shall have received knowledge of the death of the testator, deliver said will to the court having jurisdiction or to the person named in the will as executor, and any executor having in his or her custody or control any will shall within forty days after he or she received knowledge of the death of the testator deliver the same to the court having jurisdiction. Any person who shall wilfully violate any of the provisions of this section shall be liable to any party aggrieved for the damages which may be sustained by such violation.[ 2010 c 8 § 2015; 1965 c 145 § 11.20.010. Prior: 1917 c 156 § 9; RRS § 1379; prior: Code 1881 §§ 1342, 1343; 1863 p 212 § 78; 1860 p 174 § 45.]NOTES:Refusal to serve as executor: RCW 11.28.010.
WA Rev Code § 11.20.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.20 - Custody, Proof, and Probate of Wills.|11.20.030 - Commission to take testimony of witness.

RCW 11.20.030 Commission to take testimony of witness.If any witness be prevented by sickness from attending at the time any will is produced for probate, or reside out of the state or more than thirty miles from the place where the will is to be proven, such court may issue a commission annexed to such will, and directed to any judge, notary public, or other person authorized to administer an oath, empowering him or her to take and certify the attestation of such witness.[ 1987 c 202 § 171; 1965 c 145 § 11.20.030. Prior: 1923 c 142 § 1; 1917 c 156 § 11; RRS § 1381; prior: Code 1881 § 1351; 1863 p 212 § 87; 1860 p 175 § 54.]NOTES:Intent—1987 c 202: See note following RCW 2.04.190.
WA Rev Code § 11.20.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.20 - Custody, Proof, and Probate of Wills.|11.20.040 - Proof where one or more witnesses are unable or incompetent to testify, or absent from state.

RCW 11.20.040 Proof where one or more witnesses are unable or incompetent to testify, or absent from state.The subsequent incompetency from whatever cause of one or more of the subscribing witnesses, or their inability to testify in open court or pursuant to commission, or their absence from the state, shall not prevent the probate of the will. In such cases the court shall admit the will to probate upon satisfactory testimony that the handwriting of the testator and of an incompetent or absent subscribing witness is genuine or the court may consider such other facts and circumstances, if any, as would tend to prove such will.[ 1967 c 168 § 5; 1965 c 145 § 11.20.040. Prior: 1945 c 39 § 1; 1943 c 219 § 1; 1917 c 156 § 12; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 1382; prior: Code 1881 § 1353; 1863 p 213 §§ 89, 90; 1860 p 175 §§ 56, 57.]
WA Rev Code § 11.20.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.20 - Custody, Proof, and Probate of Wills.|11.20.050 - Recording of wills.

RCW 11.20.050 Recording of wills.All wills filed with the clerk of the superior court must be noted in the record required to be kept under RCW 36.23.030(7). They may be withdrawn from the record on the order of the court.[ 2002 c 271 § 1; 1967 c 168 § 17; 1965 c 145 § 11.20.050. Prior: 1915 c 156 § 13; RRS § 1383; prior: Code 1881 § 1356; 1863 p 213 § 92; 1860 p 175 § 59.]NOTES:Clerk to keep record of wills: RCW 36.23.030(7).
WA Rev Code § 11.20.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.20 - Custody, Proof, and Probate of Wills.|11.20.060 - Record of will as evidence.

RCW 11.20.060 Record of will as evidence.The record of any will made, probated and recorded as herein provided, and the exemplification of such record by the clerk in whose custody the same may be, shall be received as evidence, and shall be as effectual in all cases as the original would be if produced and proven.[ 1965 c 145 § 11.20.060. Prior: 1917 c 156 § 14; RRS § 1384; prior: 1891 p 382 § 7; Code 1881 § 1358; 1863 p 213 § 94; 1860 p 175 § 61.]NOTES:Certified copies of recorded instruments as evidence: RCW 5.44.060.
WA Rev Code § 11.20.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.20 - Custody, Proof, and Probate of Wills.|11.20.080 - Restraint of personal representative during pendency of application to prove lost or destroyed will.

RCW 11.20.080 Restraint of personal representative during pendency of application to prove lost or destroyed will.If, before or during the pendency of an application to prove a lost or destroyed will, letters of administration shall have been granted on the estate of the testator, or letters testamentary of any previous will of the testator shall have been granted, the court shall have authority to restrain the personal representatives so appointed, from any acts or proceedings which would be injurious to the legatees or devisees claiming under the lost or destroyed will.[ 1965 c 145 § 11.20.080. Prior: 1917 c 156 § 21; RRS § 1391; prior: Code 1881 § 1369; 1863 p 215 § 105; 1860 p 177 § 72.]NOTES:Replacement of lost or destroyed probate records: RCW 5.48.060.
WA Rev Code § 11.20.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.20 - Custody, Proof, and Probate of Wills.|11.20.090 - Admission to probate of foreign will.

RCW 11.20.090 Admission to probate of foreign will.Wills probated in any other state or territory of the United States, or in any foreign country or state, shall be admitted to probate in this state on the production of a copy of such will and of the original record of probate thereof, certified by the attestation of the clerk of the court in which such probation was made; or if there be no clerk, certification by the attestation of the judge thereof, and by the seal of such officers, if they have a seal.[ 1977 ex.s. c 234 § 3; 1965 c 145 § 11.20.090. Prior: 1917 c 156 § 22; RRS § 1392; prior: Code 1881 § 1370; 1877 p 284 § 1.]NOTES:Application, effective date—Severability—1977 ex.s. c 234: See notes following RCW 11.20.020.
WA Rev Code § 11.20.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.20 - Custody, Proof, and Probate of Wills.|11.20.100 - Laws applicable to foreign wills.

RCW 11.20.100 Laws applicable to foreign wills.All provisions of law relating to the carrying into effect of domestic wills after probate thereof shall, so far as applicable, apply to foreign wills admitted to probate in this state.[ 1965 c 145 § 11.20.100. Prior: 1917 c 156 § 23; RRS § 1393; prior: Code 1881 § 1371; 1877 p 284 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 11.24.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.24 - Will Contests.|11.24.010 - Contest of probate or rejection—Limitation of action—Issues.

RCW 11.24.010 Contest of probate or rejection—Limitation of action—Issues.If any person interested in any will shall appear within four months immediately following the probate or rejection thereof, and by petition to the court having jurisdiction contest the validity of said will, or appear to have the will proven which has been rejected, he or she shall file a petition containing his or her objections and exceptions to said will, or to the rejection thereof. Issues respecting the competency of the deceased to make a last will and testament, or respecting the execution by a deceased of the last will and testament under restraint or undue influence or fraudulent representations, or for any other cause affecting the validity of the will or a part of it, shall be tried and determined by the court.For the purpose of tolling the four-month limitations period, a contest is deemed commenced when a petition is filed with the court and not when served upon the personal representative. The petitioner shall personally serve the personal representative within ninety days after the date of filing the petition. If, following filing, service is not so made, the action is deemed to not have been commenced for purposes of tolling the statute of limitations.If no person files and serves a petition within the time under this section, the probate or rejection of such will shall be binding and final.[ 2007 c 475 § 4; 1994 c 221 § 21; 1971 c 7 § 1; 1967 c 168 § 6; 1965 c 145 § 11.24.010. Prior: 1917 c 156 § 15; RRS § 1385; prior: 1891 p 382 § 8; Code 1881 § 1360; 1863 p 213 § 96; 1860 p 176 § 63.]NOTES:Effective dates—1994 c 221: See note following RCW 11.100.035.
WA Rev Code § 11.24.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.24 - Will Contests.|11.24.020 - Filing of will contest petition—Notice.

RCW 11.24.020 Filing of will contest petition—Notice.Upon the filing of the petition referred to in RCW 11.24.010, notice shall be given as provided in RCW 11.96A.100 to the executors who have taken upon themselves the execution of the will, or to the administrators with the will annexed, to all legatees named in the will or to their guardians if any of them are minors, or their personal representatives if any of them are dead, and to all persons interested in the matter, as defined in *RCW 11.96A.030(5).[ 2006 c 360 § 9; 1965 c 145 § 11.24.020. Prior: 1917 c 156 § 16; RRS § 1386; prior: 1891 p 382 § 9; Code 1881 § 1361; 1863 p 214 § 97; 1860 p 176 § 64.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 11.96A.030 was alphabetized pursuant to RCW 1.08.015(2)(k), changing subsection (5) to subsection (6).Clarification of laws—Enforceability of act—Severability—2006 c 360: See notes following RCW 11.108.070.
WA Rev Code § 11.24.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.24 - Will Contests.|11.24.030 - Burden of proof.

RCW 11.24.030 Burden of proof.In any such contest proceedings the previous order of the court probating, or refusing to probate, such will shall be prima facie evidence of the legality of such will, if probated, or its illegality, if rejected, and the burden of proving the illegality of such will, if probated, or the legality of such will, if rejected by the court, shall rest upon the person contesting such probation or rejection of the will.[ 1965 c 145 § 11.24.030. Prior: 1917 c 156 § 17; RRS § 1387.]
WA Rev Code § 11.24.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.24 - Will Contests.|11.24.040 - Revocation of probate.

RCW 11.24.040 Revocation of probate.If, upon the trial of said issue, it shall be decided that the will or a part of it is for any reason invalid, or that it is not sufficiently proved to have been the last will of the testator, the will or part and probate thereof shall be annulled and revoked and to that extent the powers of the personal representative shall cease, but the personal representative shall not be liable for any act done in good faith previous to such annulling or revoking.[ 1994 c 221 § 22; 1965 c 145 § 11.24.040. Prior: 1917 c 156 § 18; RRS § 1388; prior: Code 1881 § 1364; 1863 p 214 § 100; 1860 p 177 § 67.]NOTES:Effective dates—1994 c 221: See note following RCW 11.100.035.
WA Rev Code § 11.24.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.24 - Will Contests.|11.24.050 - Costs.

RCW 11.24.050 Costs.If the probate be revoked or the will annulled, assessment of costs shall be in the discretion of the court. If the will be sustained, the court may assess the costs against the contestant, including, unless it appears that the contestant acted with probable cause and in good faith, such reasonable attorney's fees as the court may deem proper.[ 1965 c 145 § 11.24.050. Prior: 1917 c 156 § 19; RRS § 1389; prior: Code 1881 § 1366; 1860 p 177 § 69.]NOTES:Rules of court: SPR 98.12W.Personal representativeallowance of necessary expenses: RCW 11.48.050.compensation—Attorney's fee: RCW 11.48.210.