Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 11.28 - Letters Testamentary and of Administration.
11.28.170 - Oath of personal representative.

RCW 11.28.170
Oath of personal representative.

Before letters testamentary or of administration are issued, each personal representative or an officer of a bank or trust company qualified to act as a personal representative, must take and subscribe an oath, before some person authorized to administer oaths, that the duties of the trust as personal representative will be performed according to law, which oath must be filed in the cause.

[ 2005 c 97 § 3; 1965 c 145 § 11.28.170. Prior: 1917 c 156 § 66; RRS § 1436; prior: Code 1881 § 1393; 1877 p 211 § 4; 1873 p 329 § 366.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law

Chapter 11.28 - Letters Testamentary and of Administration.

11.28.010 - Letters to executors—Refusal to serve—Disqualification.

11.28.020 - Objections to appointment.

11.28.030 - Community property—Who entitled to letters—Waiver.

11.28.040 - Procedure during minority or absence of executor.

11.28.050 - Powers of remaining executors on removal of associate.

11.28.060 - Administration with will annexed on death of executor.

11.28.070 - Authority of administrator with will annexed.

11.28.085 - Records and certification of letters—Record of bonds.

11.28.090 - Execution and form of letters testamentary.

11.28.100 - Form of letters with will annexed.

11.28.110 - Application for letters of administration or adjudication of intestacy and heirship.

11.28.120 - Persons entitled to letters.

11.28.131 - Hearing on petition—Appointment—Issuance of letters—Notice to surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner.

11.28.140 - Form of letters of administration.

11.28.150 - Revocation of letters by discovery of will.

11.28.160 - Cancellation of letters of administration.

11.28.170 - Oath of personal representative.

11.28.185 - Bond or other security of personal representative—When not required—Waiver—Corporate trustee—Additional bond—Reduction—Other security.

11.28.190 - Examination of sureties—Additional security—Costs.

11.28.210 - New or additional bond.

11.28.220 - Persons disqualified as sureties.

11.28.230 - Bond not void for want of form—Successive recoveries.

11.28.235 - Limitation of action against sureties.

11.28.237 - Notice of appointment as personal representative, pendency of probate—Proof by affidavit.

11.28.238 - Notice of appointment as personal representative—Notice to department of revenue.

11.28.240 - Request for special notice of proceedings in probate—Prohibitions.

11.28.250 - Revocation of letters—Causes.

11.28.260 - Revocation of letters—Proceedings in court or chambers.

11.28.270 - Powers of remaining personal representatives if letters to associates revoked or surrendered or upon disqualification.

11.28.280 - Successor personal representative.

11.28.290 - Accounting on death, resignation, or revocation of letters.

11.28.300 - Proceedings against delinquent personal representative.

11.28.330 - Notice of adjudication of testacy or intestacy and heirship—Contents—Service or mailing.

11.28.340 - Order of adjudication of testacy or intestacy and heirship—Entry—Time limitation—Deemed final decree of distribution, when—Purpose—Finality of adjudications.