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Requirement for Some Less Populous Counties: Probate Letters Forms

The Superior Court Clerks of most counties in the Puget Sound region supply the form for Letters.  Examples of Letters (voided) from the King County Clerk's Office:

• King County Letters Testamentary
   

• King County Letters of Administration

Some Clerks in other counties do not supply a form for Letters.   In those counties, you must provide and complete your own form, which the Clerk will then sign and stamp.  When you telephone the Clerk of your county, ask if the Clerk will provide the form for Letters.  If not, then complete the pertinent form from among the following:

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