Thank you for your patience as we try to get probate and estate matters moving along during this time of limited courthouse operations.

If you are the Personal Representative of a loved one's estate and are trying to get estate administration stuff done during this COVID-19 crisis, please note this: On March 18, the Washington State Supreme Court ordered all courthouses in the State closed except for emergency domestic violence matters and in-custody criminal and juvenile offender matters; all non-emergency civil matters are continued and all emergency civil matters must be heard by telephone or video conference. On April 13, Chief Justice Stephens extended this Order to May 4. The Order does not specifically mention probate, estate, guardianship, or TEDRA matters, but presumably the same rules for emergency and non-emergency civil matters apply. We thank you for your patience as we try to get estate matters moving along during this time of limited courthouse operations. If you have any questions about your estate matter, feel free to give us a call at 253.858.5434.