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IN RE ESTATE OF BECKER

No. 87544-8.

298 P.3d 720 (2013)

177 Wn.2d 242

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Virgil Victor BECKER, Jr., Deceased. Catherine Jane Becker, Carol-Lynne Janice Becker, and Elizabeth Diane Margaret Becker, Respondents, v. Jennifer White, in her capacity as Personal Representative of the Estate of Virgil Victor Becker, Jr., Respondent. Nancy Becker, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided April 11, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ladd B. Leavens , Rebecca J. Francis , Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Bruce Andrew McDermott , Garvey & Schubert Barer, Seattle, WA, for Respondents.

OWENS, J.

¶ 1 When Dr. Virgil "Tory" Becker, Jr. died, his will left everything to his youngest daughter. His three older daughters contested the will, and we are now asked whether his surviving spouse, Dr. Nancy Becker, has standing to participate in that will contest. A person has standing if they have a direct, immediate, and legally ascertainable interest in an estate. If a will is declared invalid, estate law entitles a surviving spouse to 50 percent of...

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