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Superior Court filing fee: $200. Publication of Probate Notice to Creditors: $100 (approximate ? see State-wide examples). Out of pocket expenses (copying, mailing, etc.): Likely small, eg, $50. Total fixed costs = $350 or more (depends on the county of publication).

Yes. You can make your own will in Washington State. You are not required to use an attorney to draft a will. However, because a will is a legal document, you want to create a will that the court will accept.

This process requires you to take the following steps: Open probate. ... Notify all interested parties of your appointment as personal representative. ... Notify the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). ... Gather assets and information. ... Prepare an inventory and appraisement. ... Determine debts. ... Notify creditors.

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.

Probate in Washington typically takes six months to a year, depending on some individual case factors. It can take much longer if there is a court fight over the Will (which is rare) or unusual assets or debts that complicate matters. Unless there is a dispute, it's mainly a matter of filing paperwork.

Who Gets What in Washington? If you die with:here's what happens:children but no spousechildren inherit everythingspouse but no children, parents, or siblingsspouse inherits everythingparents but no children or spouseparents inherit everythingsiblings but no children, spouse, or parentssiblings inherit everything3 more rows