All courts and others concerned in the execution of last wills shall have due regard to the direction of the will, and the true intent and meaning of the testator, in all matters brought before them.
RCW 11.12.230
Intent of testator controlling.
Applied in 37 court decisions — leading case In Re The Estate Of: Gerald R. Irwin (2019)
Most recently applied in In Re The Estate Of: Gerald R. Irwin (October 2019)
1965 c 145 s 11.12.230
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