[WSBAPT] Missing probate beneficiary

[Candace Wilkerson]

I am about to close a King County nonintervention probate, but one of the probate beneficiaries has gone missing since probate was opened in 2015.  The personal representative tried to find him without success.

I'm going to try one more search before giving up, but if I can't find him: does anyone know the procedure for handling the distribution to a missing beneficiary and providing notice of closure of the estate to that beneficiary?  I assume the funds can be placed into the court registry, but do I need to do a petition for instructions to the court regarding notice to the beneficiary; or do I just publish notice of filing the Declaration of Completion in the Daily Journal of Commerce?  This could be an expensive publication.

Thanks for your thoughts.

Candace Wilkerson



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