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Who Can Serve as Administrator for an Intestate Estate?

Washington State Business and Real Estate Law Lawyer Babak Shamsi | 11/14/2023
We often do not want to plan for death. There are certainly plenty of more uplifting things to do. While estate planning serves a critical role in self-protection as well as protection of one’s family, it often falls to the side as a lower priority endeavor because of its inherent morbid nature. It should not.… Read More

What is Ademption in a Washington Probate?

The Lawyers at Beresford Booth | 10/31/2023
Sometimes, a Will provides a bequest of specific property to a beneficiary. For example, "I give, devise, and bequeath my 1965 Ford Mustang to my uncle, John Smith." Sometimes, such a bequest cannot be fulfilled because the item of property is no longer owned by the maker of the Will at the time of their… Read More

How is a Washington Probate Closed?

The Lawyers at Beresford Booth | 9/28/2023
When a probate estate has been completely administered, all property has been collected, creditors have been paid, any necessary tax returns have been filed and taxes paid, and property has been distributed according to a will or according to law when there is no will, it is time to close the probate case.  How is… Read More