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Complete a Will Repository Cover Sheet, bring the completed sheet and the original will into the Superior Court Clerk's Office. The fee to file a Will into the repository is $20. If you add information, such as a Codicil, you must pay another $20 fee.

Many Washington State courts have a public access terminal in the courthouse where you can view JIS public record case information such as an index of filed cases and a list of documents filed in each case. Contact your local court to see if they have a public access terminal.

The Notice of Appearance is a pleading that is filed with the Court, stating that the defendant is appearing on their own behalf or represented by an attorney. By filing and serving a Notice of Appearance, a Defendant becomes entitled to notice of all subsequent proceedings. RCW 4.28. 210.

If the decedent died without a Will, a petition is filed to appoint a personal representative to administer the estate and the assets of the decedent pass by way of the intestate succession laws of the State of Washington. The court issues letters of administration in the case of a probate without a Will.

Practically speaking, you will likely need a traditional probate if there is any question regarding the identity or nature of Decedent's assets, heirs, or beneficiaries. See Paragraph E. If Decedent at death had no debts or other liabilities: A probate in Washington appears unnecessary.

Fill out the Will Repository Cover Sheet. Bring will and completed coversheet to Clerk's Office, and pay the $20.00 fee to leave the will in the Clerk's Will Repository. If you add information to your will, such as a Codicil, you must pay another $20.00 fee. If you take your will out, there is no fee.