§ 11.20.010 Duty of custodian of will — Liability
§ 11.20.020 Application for probate — Hearing — Order — Proof — Record of testimony — Affidavits of attesting witnesses
§ 11.20.030 Commission to take testimony of witness
§ 11.20.040 Proof where one or more witnesses are unable or incompetent to testify, or absent from state
§ 11.20.050 Recording of wills
§ 11.20.060 Record of will as evidence
§ 11.20.070 Proof of lost or destroyed will
§ 11.20.080 Restraint of personal representative during pendency of application to prove lost or destroyed will
§ 11.20.090 Admission to probate of foreign will
§ 11.20.100 Laws applicable to foreign wills
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 11.20 - Custody, proof, and probate of wills

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. See Washington Code 11.02.005
  • Electronic will: means a will or codicil executed in compliance with RCW 11. See Washington Code 11.02.005
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Executor: means a personal representative of the estate of a decedent appointed by will and the term may be used in lieu of "personal representative" wherever required by context. See Washington Code 11.02.005
  • Issue: means all the lineal descendants of an individual. See Washington Code 11.02.005
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
  • Personal representative: includes executor, administrator, special administrator, and conservator or limited conservator and special representative. See Washington Code 11.02.005
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Washington Code 11.02.005
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.