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WA-Probate > Probate Instructions > Opening the Estate > Avoiding Notice of Hearing for a Petition for Nonintervention Powers > Satisfying the Notice Requirements for a Petition for Nonintervention Powers
You may satisfy the notice requirements by either:
Obtaining either:
A written
Consent to your being granted Nonintervention Powers, or
A
Waiver
of Notice of Hearing from all those entitled to notice (RCW
11.68.041(2)(a)); or
Setting a hearing and giving timely Notice of the hearing to all those entitled to it (RCW 11.68.041(2)).
Complete a
for each Heir, Beneficiary, and any person from whom you have received a Request for Special Notice under RCW 11.28.240.
For further information, see:
Who Is Entitled to Notice?
Obtain all of the respective signatures.
Problem: An incapacitated heir or beneficiary (eg, a minor)
Determine when probate petitions are heard
at your Courthouse.
Select a suitable date and time for the
hearing on your Petition, making sure that your proposed hearing
date is at least 10 (+3) days into the future.
Complete a
Attach to your
Notice a copy of your Petition and make sufficient copies of
that combined document (Notice + Petition).
Mail a copy of that combined
document (Notice + Petition) to each person entitled to notice:
Decedent's heirs,
Decedent's beneficiaries, and
Anyone from whom you have received a Request for Special Notice under RCW 11.28.240.
Timing: At least 10 days (+3 more days for giving notice by mail; total = 13 days) before the hearing.
At Court, file and obtain a conformed copy of your:
Petition and
Notice of Hearing & Declaration of Mailing.
Timing: At least 10 days before the hearing.
King County requires:
14 day notice (17 days if notice by mail).
Working Copies and a proposed Order to be filed with the Probate Department at least 7 days before the hearing.
Attend the hearing on your Petition. Assuming no one objects to your Petition, the Judge will likely ask you for a proposed Order. Hand it to the Judge (or to the clerk for the Judge) for his/her review and signature and return to you. It would be better practice for you to return the file and the signed Order to the Clerk's Office and obtain a copy of the signed Order for your records.
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