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Wash. Rev. Code § 11.28.020 (2026)

Objections to appointment

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Any person interested in a will may file objections in writing to the granting of letters testamentary to the persons named as executors, or any of them, and the objection shall be heard and determined by the court.
[ 1965 c 145 s 11.28.020. Prior: 1917 c 156 s 47; RRS s 1417; prior: Code 1881 s 1372; 1863 p 217 s 106; 1860 p 179 s 73.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1973–2025 · leading case: Jones v. Jones, 152 Wash. 2d 1 (Wash. 2004).
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Jones v. Jones, 152 Wash. 2d 1 (Wash. 2004). “120 (listing the order of preference for appointment if representatives named in a will are unable to serve).”
In Re Est. of Jones, 93 P.3d 147 (Wash. 2004). “010 (stating that if a personal representative becomes disqualified, "the letters shall be granted to the other persons appointed therein"); see also RCW 11.”
Potter v. Pac. Nat'l Bank, 513 P.2d 76 (Wash. Ct. App. 1973). · cites it 2× “Secondly, it is urged that if the in terrorem clause effectively prohibits challenge to the qualifications of an administrator, it would violate the public policy of this state as expressed in RCW 11.28.020, 11.28.160 and 11.28.250. The first of those statutes authorizes an…”
Est. of Maria G. Primiani (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “The Kubick court also addressed the daughter's argument that the no contest clause violated public policy, as expressed in RCW 11.28.020, .160 and .250, by prohibiting challenges to the appointment of an administrator.”
Thomas & Marie Gillespie v. Valerie Gillespie & James Eeckhoudt (Wash. Ct. App. 2020). “Consequently, in the 2014 Order, Judge Prochnau concluded that “Given the specific statutory exceptions for good faith challenges and the policy concerns enunciated by Kubick and other cases, the court reads TR’s Will to except good faith challenges from the punitive aspects of…”
In the Matter of the Est. of: Glenn West (Wash. Ct. App. 2025). “We also note that RCW 11.28.020 provides, “Any person interested in a will may file objections in writing to the granting of letters testamentary to the persons named as executors, or any of them, and the objection shall be heard and determined by the court.”
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