<div dir="ltr">The will itself takes 4 months to become final if it is probated under RCW 11.24.010: <div><br></div><div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:5px">RCW <a href="http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.24.010" class="gmail-ui-link" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(125,171,138);text-decoration-line:none">11.24.010</a></h3></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:5px">Contest of probate or rejection<span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"times new roman"">—</span>Limitation of action<span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"times new roman"">—</span>Issues.</h3></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0.5in">If any person interested in any will shall appear within four months immediately following the probate or rejection thereof, and by petition to the court having jurisdiction contest the validity of said will, or appear to have the will proven which has been rejected, he or she shall file a petition containing his or her objections and exceptions to said will, or to the rejection thereof. Issues respecting the competency of the deceased to make a last will and testament, or respecting the execution by a deceased of the last will and testament under restraint or undue influence or fraudulent representations, or for any other cause affecting the validity of the will or a part of it, shall be tried and determined by the court.</div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0.5in">For the purpose of tolling the four-month limitations period, a contest is deemed commenced when a petition is filed with the court and not when served upon the personal representative. The petitioner shall personally serve the personal representative within ninety days after the date of filing the petition. If, following filing, service is not so made, the action is deemed to not have been commenced for purposes of tolling the statute of limitations.</div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0.5in">If no person files and serves a petition within the time under this section, the probate or rejection of such will shall be binding and final.</div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 2:40 PM Diane J. Kiepe <<a href="mailto:DJKiepe@depdslaw.com">DJKiepe@depdslaw.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Why would you think the 4 months would have to restart? If a probate was opened as intestate, and then a Will is found and filed, this does not effect the
4 months from “publishing” does it?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">It seems a bit odd to me the a statute tide to a publishing date can be retriggered by subsequent new facts like this but I certainly have not had this experience.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 28, 2018 1:38 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Will Found....how to file?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Yes, you just prepare and file a petition to admit found will to probate, get letters testamentary, and unfortunately wait four months for the will to become final. It stinks that it throws off your timeline, but you cannot just sit on
the will. If the beneficiaries are the same under the will and you're willing to risk it, you could theoretically make partial distributions while you wait out the four months...? Kinda depends on the circumstances. I suppose you could also file a petition
for instruction and see if the court will give you any lee-weigh. Whatever you do, I'd get a court order for cover. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have a probate that has been moving along as an intestate - two surviving siblings are splitting everything. A copy of a valid will that says, the two brothers will split everything was found. Looked into the witnesses, both have passed. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Suggestion on process for submitting the will? Is it a Supplemental Petition? Do I really need to change the Letters of Administration to Letters Testamentary? The current plan had us filing the Declaration of Completion in the next couple
of weeks with final distribution happening in January. <u></u><u></u></p>
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