Probate in Pierce County

Probate Court Record

Pierce County Superior Court

Pierce County

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4:30 PM

Office

930 Tacoma Avenue South, Room 334, Tacoma, WA 98402

Filing in person

Walk-ins accepted

Self-represented filing

Allowed

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Verified October 15, 2026 · Source

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Special Needs Planning Firms Serving Pierce County

Olympia solo practice representing personal representatives and family members in probate across Thurston, Mason, Pierce, Lewis, Grays Harbor, and Pacific counties. Ryan A. Jacobsen handles probate with or without a will, disputes over estate property, and contested wills. The practice also prepares wills and trusts and handles guardianships and special needs planning.

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Spokane firm, formerly Moulton Law Offices, with offices in Spokane, Spokane Valley, Kennewick, and Yakima and virtual meetings for clients across Washington. Guides personal representatives, executors, heirs, and trustees through probate and trust administration, and also handles guardianships, Medicaid planning, and revocable living trusts.

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Spokane elder law and estate planning practice, in business for over 20 years, serving clients in Spokane, Kennewick, and Coeur d'Alene and meeting clients across Washington virtually. For families settling an estate it provides probate assistance through the court procedures; its planning work covers wills, revocable living trusts, powers of attorney, special needs trusts, and Medicaid and long-term care planning.

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Lynnwood firm with a second office in Bellevue, serving King and Snohomish counties and clients across Washington. Handles probate and estate administration with or without a will, from court filings and federal estate tax returns through closing, and assists trustees with trust administration. Also handles guardianships, special needs trusts, and Medicaid planning.

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Serves Vancouver and Clark County, and takes probate matters throughout Washington. Helps executors and administrators through probate, including intestate estates that require appointment of an administrator, closing out and settling the estate, and assists trustees with trust administration. The practice is limited to estate matters, and initial consultations can be held by phone or in person.

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Financial Power of Attorney

Washington requires explicit durability language for a power of attorney to survive incapacityRCW § 11.125.050Verified Oct 21, 2026View source, and it is signed before 2RCW § 11.125.050Verified Oct 21, 2026View source witnesses or a notary.

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Last Will and Testament

In Washington, a will is signed before 2RCW 11.12.020Verified Oct 19, 2026View source witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimonyRCW 11.12.020Verified Oct 19, 2026View source.

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