[WSBAPT] Authority of Co-Personal Representatives

[Mark Anderson]

Dear All:

Decedent died intestate.  Son and Daughter are appointed as Co-Administrators of the Decedent's Estate.  Unbeknownst to Daughter, Son receives a (predatory) postcard offering to buy the Decedent's house (ugh).  Without consulting Daughter, Son signs a "Real Estate Purchase Agreement - Escrow Instructions."  Daughter finds out after the fact and is upset that she was not even consulted about this.  (There are other issues involving the enforceability of the document that Son signed, but that is not the subject of this particular post.)

The Order appointing Co-Administrators is silent as to the authority for either Co-Administrator to independently bind the Estate.  Is there a statute or case law that speaks to this?

Thanks.

Mark B. Anderson
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