[WSBAPT] [WSBARP] Does the Tangible Personal Property List need to be filed

[Brent Williams-Ruth]

At the risk of admitting doing it wrong - I do not file.  In reading RCW
11.12.260 - there is nothing about how it is filed, simply that the Will or
Trust must reference the existence of such a writing.

I have only had it happen 4 times in 10 years, each time I listed the
beneficiary in the petition as a "Specific Bequest per written memorandum"
- I had one family that did not know it existed and asked for copies when I
had sent around the Will with the Notice of Pendency of Probate and
Appointment of PR. Once they got a copy and saw it was handwriting from
their family member, there was no further discussion or issue.

Added the PT list serv in case others outside of RP have insights!

Brent

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On Mon, May 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM Heather de Vrieze <
heatherd at westseattlelaw.com> wrote:

> Does a tangible personal property list always need to be filed with the
> Will in a probate?
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> Are the recipients of items in that list entitled to notice as if they
> were named as a beneficiary in the Will. I don’t have this come up too
> often where there is a list with significantly more information that just
> items and who gets them, and many people who otherwise have no connection
> to the estate.
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