[WSBAPT] Securing Decedent's Home

[Eric Nelsen]

Special Administrator appointed under Ch. 11.32 RCW. The statute is broadly worded to allow shaping the duties of the Special PR to gather and preserve assets pending issuance of Letters to a full Administrator or Executor; could include authority to search for a will also.
Sincerely,

Eric

Eric C. Nelsen
Sayre Law Offices, PLLC
1417 31st Ave South
Seattle WA 98144-3909
206-625-0092
eric at sayrelawoffices.com<mailto:eric at sayrelawoffices.com>

From: wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> On Behalf Of Mark Anderson
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 4:24 PM
To: WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com>
Subject: [WSBAPT] Securing Decedent's Home

Dear All:
Decedent died in his home and was discovered by a neighbor.  Decedent was not survived by a spouse, children, parents, or siblings.  Several heirs have been identified but we have just begun researching their contact information.
In the meantime, who has or who can be given authority to enter the Decedent's home to remove perishables and search the Decedent's belongings for evidence of a Will?
I hope this is an easy question to answer.
Thanks.
Mark B. Anderson
ANDERSON LAW FIRM PLLC
821 Dock Street, Suite 209, PMB 4-12
Tacoma, Washington 98402
+1 253-327-1750
+1 253-327-1751 (fax)
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