[WSBAPT] TPP Memo - File with Will?

[Nicholas Pleasants]

Hi All,
If you have a deceased person’s Will that you are going to file with the Superior Court, and it is found with a TPP Memo pursuant to RCW 11.12.260, do you also file the TPP Memo as part of the Will? Is it considered an exhibit to the Will? I rarely encounter these. My concern is that I am doing a Will only filing, so there won’t be an executor or probate (all joint tenancy assets passed to surviving spouse). I think King County does not allow additional pleadings in a Will only cause #, so it would have to be filed with the Will if it is filed at all.
On a practical note, I’m not sure about the effectiveness of a TPP Memo for first spouse to die, considering the items described could be asserted as community property. But I imagine surviving spouse would be fine with honoring the decedent’s wishes.

Best,
Nick

Nicholas Pleasants
Pleasants Law Firm, P.S.
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