A will may incorporate by reference any writing in existence when the will is executed if the will itself manifests the testator's intent to incorporate the writing and describes the writing sufficiently to permit its identification. In the case of any inconsistency between the writing and the will, the will controls.
RCW 11.12.255
Incorporation by reference.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Woodard v. Gramlow (2004)
Most recently applied in In Re The Estate Of Constance E. Little Roxanne Trees, Res. v. Renae Roberson, App. (June 2019)
1985 c 23 s 3
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.