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<DIV><FONT size=4>Hi Krista -</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Your colleague is mistaken, and you were correct.
RCW 11.02.005(6) gives this definition: “"Heirs" denotes those persons,
including the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner, who are entitled
under the statutes of intestate succession to the real and personal property of
a decedent on the decedent's death intestate.”</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Notice must definitely go to everyone who would have inherited
if the decedent had died without a Will. My personal record is 26
heirs. The law has been interpreted strictly. Can’t remember the
case – but it seems to me the heirs who did not get notice, and who
prevailed because of it, were obscure cousins from Norway.
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Good for you for asking. Nice save!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=kjm.inc@mac.com>Krista
MacLaren</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 03, 2017 2:39 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com>wsba probate & trust</A>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [WSBAPT] notice of pendency of probate</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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Folks,
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<DIV>Most wills I probate give everything to the kids. I have one now
where the decedent had no children, and her will gives everything to niece 1,
and if niece 1 is deceased, then to niece 2, and if niece 2 is deceased, then to
niece 3. The decedent’s closest heir under intestate distribution would be
a brother, plus the children of multiple deceased siblings. My question is
who among these people should receive the notice of pendency of probate. I
thought it was “heirs, legatees and devisees” which I interpreted as everyone
named in the will and everyone who would have received the estate under laws of
intestacy. I asked a colleague, who thought by definition, a decedent who
dies testate does not have any “heirs” only devisees and legatees, so would not
have to give notice to those who would receive under intestacy. Now I’m
not sure what is correct.</DIV>
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<DIV>In this case, the heirs under intestacy would be more than 20 people, so
I’d like to know for sure before I “err on the safe side” of giving notice to
numerous people who may not require it.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks for any input!</DIV>
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