The court may authorize the personal representative, without the necessary nonintervention powers, to compromise and compound any claim owing the estate. Unless the court has restricted the power to compromise or compound claims owing to the estate and except as provided in RCW 11.68.090, a personal representative with nonintervention powers may compromise and compound a claim owing the estate without the intervention of the court.
RCW 11.48.130
Compromise of claims.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 20 Wash. App. 167 - Snyder v. Tompkins (1978)
Most recently applied in 20 Wash. App. 167 - Snyder v. Tompkins (May 1978)
2021 c 140 s 4003; 1997 c 252 s 58; 1965 c 145 s 11.48.130
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.