In WA State, are IRA's and retirement CD's considered community property that have single ownership and a primary beneficiary?

This kind of specific question is better dealt with in person with your attorney. To give you an accurate answer to your question, any attorney...

Probate

The attorney handling the probate has no duty to communicate with the beneficiaries. The personal representative is the attorney's client, not the...

It would be a conflict of interest for one attorney to wear both hats in situations like this. The beneficiary would need a separate attorney.

I need to know how to re-open an estate that has been closed for 11 years in vancouver, Washington

Find yourself a lawyer to take care of it for you. It's not a simple process if you do not know what you are doing and the courts don't publish...

If I have two grown children is "payable on death" better than to put it in a trust?

Washington is not like California. Here, probate costs and trust administration costs after death are comparable, unlike California where...

My understanding is that no notary is required to execute a healthcare POA for it to be valid. Is that true for a financial POA

I'm not aware of any institutions that will honor one that is not notarized. Most actually need specific language and, in my experience, most...

In Washingtom state if their is no probate because the person that died didn't own anything who is responsible for their debt

Nobody is. You can't squeeze blood from a turnip.

Can I sue an Executor for nefarious activities regarding both the estate and non-estate matters in one lawsuit?

I agree with Ms. King about using TEDRA. Regarding your desire to sue, you can sue anyone for anything. It just depends on how much you want to...

What do I do if my spouse's Will isn't self-proving?

First of all, the lawyer who drafted that screwed up. I've seen plenty of 20-year-old wills that are just fine. What you will have to do is find...

If there is a lean on a house with the previous owner does it still belong to the person with the lean?

Your facts are a bit difficult to understand. I'd say take everything you have to a lawyer. With situations like this, a lawyer will have to be...