Title 11 — Title 11 PROBATE AND TRUST LAW
52 chapters · 970 sections in this title.
RCW 11.02.001 Section headings in Title 11 RCW not part of law.
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Section headings, as found in Title 11 RCW, do not constitute any part of the law.[ 1985 c 30 s 3. Prior: 1984 c 149 s 179.]Notes:Short title—Application—Purpose—Severability—1985 c 30: See RCW 11.02.900 through 11.02.903.Severability—Effective dates—1984 c 149: See notes followi…
RCW 11.02.005 Definitions and use of terms.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2445.SL) ***When used in this title, unless otherwise required from the context:(1) "Administrator" means a personal representative of the estate of a decedent and the term may be used in lieu of "personal representative" wherever required by context.(…
RCW 11.02.070 Community property—Disposition—Probate administration of.
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Except as provided in RCW 41.04.273 and 11.84.025, upon the death of a decedent, a one-half share of the community property shall be confirmed to the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner, and the other one-half share shall be subject to testamentary disposition by the d…
RCW 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.
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On and after October 1, 1974:(1) The provisions of chapter 117, Laws of 1974 ex. sess. shall apply to any wills of decedents dying thereafter;(2) The provisions of chapter 117, Laws of 1974 ex. sess. shall apply to any proceedings in court then pending or thereafter commenced reg…
RCW 11.02.091 Written instrument—Limit on characterization as testamentary.
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(1) An otherwise effective written instrument of transfer may not be deemed testamentary solely because of a provision for a nonprobate transfer at death in the instrument.(2) "Provision for a nonprobate transfer at death" as used in subsection (1) of this section includes, but i…
RCW 11.02.100 Transfer of shares of record—Dividends.
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Shares of record in the name of a spouse or domestic partner may be transferred by such person, such person's agent or attorney, without the signature of such person's spouse or domestic partner. All dividends payable upon any shares of a corporation standing in the name of a spo…
RCW 11.02.110 Transfer of shares or securities—Presumption of joint tenancy.
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Whenever shares or other securities issued by domestic or foreign corporations are or have been issued or transferred to two or more persons in joint tenancy form on the books or records of the corporation, it is presumed in favor of the corporation, its registrar and its transfe…
RCW 11.02.120 Transfer of shares—Liability.
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Neither a domestic or foreign corporation or its registrar or transfer agent shall be liable for transferring or causing to be transferred on the books of the corporation to or pursuant to the direction of the surviving spouse or the surviving domestic partner any share or shares…
RCW 11.02.130 Safe deposit repository—Lease provision ineffective to create joint tenancy or transfer at one lessee's death.
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A provision in a lease of a safety deposit repository to the effect that two or more persons have access to the repository, or that purports to create a joint tenancy in the repository or in the contents of the repository, or that purports to vest ownership of the contents of the…
RCW 11.02.900 Short title—Washington trust act of 1984.
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Chapter 149, Laws of 1984, as amended and reenacted in chapters 8, 9, 10, 11, 23, 30, and 31, Laws of 1985 shall be known as the Washington trust act of 1984.[ 1985 c 30 s 2.]
RCW 11.02.901 Application—1985 c 30—Application of 1984 c 149 as amended and reenacted in 1985.
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(1) Nothing in chapter 8, 9, 10, 11, 23, 30, or 31, Laws of 1985 shall invalidate or nullify:(a) Any instrument or property relationship that is executed and irrevocable as of the April 10, 1985; or(b) Any action undertaken in a proceeding where the action was commenced before Ap…
RCW 11.02.902 Purpose—1985 c 30.
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The purpose of this act is to make technical corrections to chapter 149, Laws of 1984, and to ensure that the changes made in that chapter meet the constitutional requirements of Article II, section 19 of the state Constitution.[ 1985 c 30 s 1.]
RCW 11.02.903 Severability—1985 c 30.
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If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.[ 1985 c 30 s 144.]