2005 Revised Code of Washington - Chapter 11.48 RCW: Personal representatives — general provisions — actions by and against

RCW Sections

11.48.010 General powers and duties.
11.48.020 Right to possession and management of estate.
11.48.025 Continuation of decedent's business.
11.48.030 Chargeable with whole estate.
11.48.040 Not chargeable on special promise to pay decedent's debts unless in writing.
11.48.050 Allowance of necessary expenses.
11.48.060 May recover for embezzled or alienated property of decedent.
11.48.070 Concealed or embezzled property -- Proceedings for discovery.
11.48.080 Uncollectible debts -- Liability -- Purchase of claims by personal representative.
11.48.090 Actions for recovery of property and on contract.
11.48.120 Action on bond of previous personal representative.
11.48.130 Compromise of claims.
11.48.140 Recovery of decedent's fraudulent conveyances.
11.48.150 Several personal representatives considered as one.
11.48.160 Default judgment not evidence of assets -- Exception.
11.48.180 Liability of executor de son tort.
11.48.190 Executor of executor may not sue for estate of first testator.
11.48.200 Arrest and attachment, when, authorized.
11.48.210 Compensation -- Attorney's fees.

Notes:

Rules of court: Executors
compromises and settlements: SPR 98.08W, 98.10W.
fees, application for, notice: SPR 98.12W.

Costs against fiduciaries: RCW 4.84.150.

District judge without jurisdiction as to actions against personal representative: RCW 3.66.030.

Ejectment and quieting title: Chapter 7.28 RCW.

Evidence, transaction with person since deceased: RCW 5.60.030.

Execution of writ -- Levy: RCW 6.17.130.

Execution on judgments in name of personal representative: RCW 6.17.030.

Executor, administrator, subject to garnishment: RCW 6.27.050.

Fiduciary may sue in own name: Rules of court: CR 17.

Frauds, statute of, agreement of personal representative to answer damages from own estate: RCW 19.36.010.

Investment in certain federal securities authorized: Chapter 39.60 RCW.

Judgment against executor, administrator, effect: RCW 4.56.050.

Larceny: RCW 9A.56.100.

Limitation of actions
   against executor, administrator for misconduct: RCW 4.16.110.
   generally: Chapter 4.16 RCW.
   recovery of realty sold by personal representative: RCW 4.16.070.
   statutes tolled by death, personal disability, reversal of judgment: RCW 4.16.190, 4.16.200, 4.16.240.

Real estate broker's license requirement, exemption: RCW 18.85.110.

Replacement of lost or destroyed probate records: RCW 5.48.060.

Setoff, by and against executors, administrators: RCW 4.32.130, 4.32.140, 4.56.050.

Survival of actions: Chapter 4.20 RCW.

"Taxable person," personal representative defined as: RCW 82.04.030.

Unknown heirs, pleading, lis pendens, etc: RCW 4.28.140 through 4.28.160; Rules of court: CR 10.

Witnesses, competency in actions involving representatives or fiduciaries: RCW 5.60.030.

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