[WSBAPT] Abandon King Co. Probate and Commence new Probate in Pierce Co.?

[Inge Fordham]

Colleagues,

I have a case where the administrator (now deceased) commenced probate in King County and several procedural mistakes were made.  Among other mistakes, the decedent had a will, which was never admitted to probate, proper notice was not given to heirs, the notice to creditors was defective and unpublished, no notice was given to DSHS, and the list goes on….  Rather than jumping through the hoops of petitioning the King County Court to revoke the prior letters, admit the will to probate, appoint a new personal representative, and fix all of the errors, may the new personal representative abandon the King County action and commence a new probate proceeding in Pierce County?  The Notice to Creditors will need to be re-published anyhow (so there’s no concern about proper notice to creditors – and there are no known creditors).  I recognize that I’m biased as my office is in Pierce County but I find the Pierce County Superior Court much more convenient for a number of reasons – LINX and proximity to the court, etc.

Thank you,


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