If you die in Washington without having first made a will, Washington law determines who inherits what portion of your estate. Called intestacy, Sections 11.02.070 and 11.04.250 of the Revised Washington Code distributes your estate by law, regardless of what...

Past posts on this blog highlighted the need to have a well-developed plan to settle your liabilities before or upon your death. Doing so ensures that your personal wealth remains available to pass on to your beneficiaries. Yet many of the prospective clients that...

When a loved one's will goes through probate, you may find its instructions inconsistent with what you previously believed it contained. In fact, the document may sound so incorrect that you wonder if it is real. The probate process allows the debts and distributions...