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Wash. Rev. Code § 11.28.280 (2026)

Successor personal representative

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Except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.28.270, if a personal representative of an estate dies or resigns or the letters are revoked before the settlement of the estate, letters testamentary or letters of administration of the estate remaining unadministered shall be granted to those to whom the letters would have been granted if the original letters had not been obtained, or the person obtaining them had renounced administration, and the successor personal representative shall perform like duties and incur like liabilities as the preceding personal representative, unless the decedent provided otherwise in a duly probated will or unless the court orders otherwise. A succeeding personal representative may petition for nonintervention powers under chapter 11.68 RCW.
[ 1997 c 252 s 6; 1974 ex.s. c 117 s 26; 1965 c 145 s 11.28.280. Prior: 1955 c 205 s 8; 1917 c 156 s 77; RRS s 1447; prior: Code 1881 s 1428.]

Notes:

Application—1997 c 252 ss 1-73: See note following RCW 11.02.005.
Application, construction—Severability—Effective date—1974 ex.s. c 117: See RCW 11.02.080 and notes following.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1958–2025 · leading case: Jones v. Jones, 152 Wash. 2d 1 (Wash. 2004).
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Jones v. Jones, 152 Wash. 2d 1 (Wash. 2004). “Former RCW 11.28.280 (1974) states that if the letters of administration are revoked before the settlement of an estate, the letters shall be granted “to those to whom administration would have been granted if the original letters had not been obtained, or the person obtaining…”
In Re Est. of Jones, 93 P.3d 147 (Wash. 2004). “Former RCW 11.28.280 (1974) states that if the letters of administration are revoked before the settlement of an estate, the letters shall be granted "to those to whom administration would have been granted if the original letters had not been obtained, or the person obtaining…”
In the Matter of the Est. of: Glenn West (Wash. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “and the successor personal representative shall perform like duties and incur like liabilities as the preceding personal representative, .”
State ex rel. Litchman v. Superior Court, 322 P.2d 354 (Wash. 1958). “190; that this is an attempt to revive the abrogated common-law doctrine of executor inheritance. Counsel for the respondent contends: (1) the probate court is vested with discretion in the selection of a successor to the surviving spouse, who must be an administrator de bonis…”
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