Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Washington

Re: probate help

Your grandfather's estate needs to go through probate. I am inferring that your grandfather's real property is in WA. You need to be sure the taxes are paid so that there is no tax foreclosure sale.

You need a copy of the will and a copy of the death certificate. Call your local (county) Bar association and ask for a referral to an attorney that handles probate matters, and take the documents with you.

You don't say whether the sons who have died had kids or not; they may be entitled to a share of his estate, depending on how the will was written.

I know it seems like the probate got left a bit late, but I've seen this before and certainly anticipate seeing it again.

But you don't want to lose the estate to unpaid taxes, as the value of the real property is likely significantly more than it was ten years ago.

Best of luck with this. Powell