Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 11.76.250 (2026)

Letters after final settlement

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A final settlement of the estate shall not prevent a subsequent issuance of letters of administration, should other property of the estate be discovered, or if it should become necessary and proper from any cause that letters should be again issued.

[ 1965 c 145 s 11.76.250. Prior: 1917 c 156 s 180; RRS s 1550; prior: Code 1881 s 1603; 1854 p 304 s 224.]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2023 · leading case: Barros v. Barros, 613 P.2d 547 (Wash. Ct. App. 1980).

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Barros v. Barros, 613 P.2d 547 (Wash. Ct. App. 1980). “Rita perhaps could have secured subsequent letters of administration under RCW 11.76.250; however, it appears that she did not do so.”

In Re The Est. Of Gordon Ochs (Wash. Ct. App. 2023). “2 The petition was made under RCW 11.76.250, which provides: “A final settlement of the estate shall not prevent a subsequent issuance of letters of administration .”

Kevin Grudzinski v. Randy Grudzinski, et ux (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). “See RCW 11.76.250. But in the meantime, Ms. Grudzinski's negligence claim dbes not belong to Kevin.”

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