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Step-by-Step Instructions Free Probate Forms |
Seattle & King County | Tacoma & Pierce County Everett & Snohomish County | All Washington For Attorneys, Lawyers, & the Public |
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Downtown --- Map
King County Courthouse - Room W325 516 Third Ave Seattle, WA 98104 |
Kent --- Map
Regional Justice Center - Room 1J 401 Fourth Ave N Kent, WA 98032 |
Clerk's Office: 206 296-9300 (both locations).
Probate/Guardianship Court Calendars:
Probate/Guardianship (ie, Noticed
Hearings): 10:30 - 11:30 daily, Working Papers required, party sets
own hearing date & time.
Ex Parte Agreed Cases (ie, "Walking Papers through Court"):
Attorneys: 9 - 11:30 AM or 1:30 - 3:45 PM daily, first come/first served.
Pro ses: 1:30 - 3:45 PM daily, first come/first
served.
Ex Parte Motion:
Downtown: 9 - 11:30 AM or 1:30 - 3:45 PM daily, first come/first served or for time noted.
Kent: 9:30 - 11:30 AM daily, first come/first served or for time noted.
Opening a probate file at the Clerk's Office requires a completed King County Case Assignment Designation & Case Information Cover Sheet.
The Clerk's Office supplies Letters, so you don't have to prepare a Letters form.
If you are filing a Petition for Probate and the Will has already been filed as a Will-Only, you must go to the Clerk's Office to get the Will before going to Court.
| Filing Decedent's Will by Itself (a "Will Only") |
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