[WSBARP] ancillary probate

[Mark Vohr]

Jenna -

            Its been a while since I did one of these, but Washington does not have ancillary probates, per se.   An ancillary probate is treated exactly the same as any other probate opened in Washington. The only difference would be that you are asking the court to admit a certified copy of the will admitted in the Montana probate.

            Other than that, all the steps are the same.  The inventory of the Washington probate would only contain the property (I'm guessing real property) being administered in Washington.  All the other property in the Montana probate is non-probate property in Washington.

            You may want to include a paragraph letting the court know that this is a probate in Washington that is ancillary to a probate in Montana - noting that the decedent died in Montana, but has property in Washington subject to probate here.

            Not a form, but I  hope this overview helps.

Regards,

Mark

Mark C. Vohr, J.D. CPGC
Ohana Fiduciary Corporation
A Washington Trust Company
155 NE 100th St., Suite 209
Seattle, WA  98125
Telephone:  (206) 782-1189

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Subject: [WSBARP] ancillary probate

Hello list mates,

I am going to be opening up an ancillary probate for an estate attorney from Montana.
Does anyone have a sample petition they can share?  I have plenty of my own for a regular probate...just want to check the language for the ancillary probate.

Thanks in advance,

Jenna Brozik
Managing Attorney
PRINZ & BROZIK PLLC
445 S. Grand Avenue
Pullman, WA 99163
509-338-0908 Telephone
509-338-3527 Facsimile

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