The answer is "Maybe." The threshold for probate in the state of Washington is an estate where the deceased owned real estate at the time of...

I generally do not favor my clients having RLTs unless they have real estate outside the state of Washington, or they anticipate having a spouse...

What I generally tell my clients is that it is prudent to have back ups for your Personal Representative and your Attorney-in-Fact, but if you...

If the deed conveys HER interest in the real estate, your consent was not required; it was HER property to deed away, and if this is the case,...

As a general rule, if someone dies with assets that are not in their Trust, and they do not have a TOD/POD beneficiary for those assets, then they...

Generally speaking, no beneficiary has the right to live in the home of the deceased rent-free, unless (a) it is specifically permitted by the Will...

1. This writing *might* be accepted by a Court as a Will (frankly, I'd want to know more), but unless it states that you were to be the...

Generally, unless the divorce decree/order of dissolution specifically exempts a beneficiary designation on an account, IRA, or life insurance, or...

1. If there was no Will, but you are seeking to be put in charge of your Mother's estate, you are seeking to be appointed as the...

IF your combined estate is worth less than 2.193 Million and neither of you have children from a previous relationship, you might consider a...