Upon the filing of the petition referred to in RCW 11.24.010, notice shall be given as provided in RCW 11.96A.100 to the executors who have taken upon themselves the execution of the will, or to the administrators with the will annexed, to all legatees named in the will or to their guardians if any of them are minors, or their personal representatives if any of them are dead, and to all persons interested in the matter, as defined in *RCW 11.96A.030(5).
RCW 11.24.020
Filing of will contest petition—Notice.
Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case 54 Wash. App. 225 - In the Matter of Estate of Van Dyke (1989)
Most recently applied in 190 Wash. 2d 332 - Rathbone v. Estate of Rathbone (In Re Estate of Rathbone) (March 2018)
2006 c 360 s 9; 1965 c 145 s 11.24.020
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