RCW 11.76.160
Liability of personal representative.
Whenever a decree shall have been made by the court for the payment of creditors, the personal representative shall be personally liable to each creditor for his or her claim or the dividend thereon, except when his or her inability to make the payment thereof from the property of the estate shall result without fault upon his or her part. The personal representative shall likewise be liable on his or her bond to each creditor.
[ 2010 c 8 § 2070; 1965 c 145 § 11.76.160. Prior: 1917 c 156 § 176; RRS § 1546; prior: 1891 c 155 § 35; Code 1881 § 1568; 1854 p 299 § 190.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law
Chapter 11.76 - Settlement of Estates.
11.76.010 - Report of personal representative—Contents—Interim reports.
11.76.020 - Notice of hearing—Settlement of report.
11.76.030 - Final report and petition for distribution—Contents.
11.76.040 - Time and place of hearing—Notice.
11.76.050 - Hearing on final report—Decree of distribution.
11.76.060 - Continuance to cite in sureties on bond when account incorrect.
11.76.070 - Attorney's fees to contestant of erroneous account or report.
11.76.080 - Representation of incapacitated person by guardian ad litem—Exception.
11.76.095 - Distribution of estates to minors.
11.76.100 - Receipts for expenses from personal representative.
11.76.110 - Order of payment of debts.
11.76.120 - Limitation on preference to mortgage or judgment.
11.76.130 - Expense of monument.
11.76.150 - Payment of claims where estate insufficient.
11.76.160 - Liability of personal representative.
11.76.170 - Action on claim not acted on—Contribution.
11.76.180 - Order maturing claim not due.
11.76.190 - Procedure on contingent and disputed claim.
11.76.200 - Agent for absentee distributee.
11.76.220 - Sale of unclaimed estate—Remittance of proceeds to department of revenue.
11.76.230 - Liability of agent.
11.76.240 - Claimant to proceeds of sale.
11.76.243 - Heirs may institute probate proceedings if no claimant appears.
11.76.245 - Procedure when claim made after time limitation.
11.76.247 - When court retains jurisdiction after entry of decree of distribution.