Washington Probate Litigation Site Map

B. Entitlement to Decedent's Property

1. Am I Entitled to Any of Decedent's Property?

2. Does My Being Decedent's Surviving Spouse or Child Automatically Entitle Me to Any of Decedent's Property?

3. I Thought I Was Entitled to Receive Property from Decedent at Death, but Now Somebody (ie, His/Her Personal Representative, Bank, Insurance Company, Etc.) Is Telling Me I'm Not.  What Can I Do?

C. Rights of Decedent's Spouse or Child

1. Do I, as Decedent's Surviving Spouse, Have Any Specific Rights?

2. Do I, as a Child of Decedent, Have Any Specific Rights?

D. Rights to Notice & to Be Heard

1. Do I Have the Right to Be Heard in a Probate Case?  The Notion of "Standing" & Who Is "Any Person Interested in the Estate?"

2. Am I Entitled to Notice of Hearing on a Petition to Admit Decedent's Will to Probate or a Petition for Appointment of Personal Representative?  May I Object to Either Petition?

3. Am I Entitled to Notice of Hearing on a Petition for Nonintervention Powers?  May I Object to that Petition?

4. How Can I Keep Track of the Progress of Decedent's Probate Estate?  A Request for Special Notice.

E. Will Issues --- Contesting a Will

1. Based on Lack of Formalities

2. Based on Revocation

3. Based on "Lack of a Testator"

4. Filing a Will Contest