{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-11.11.003","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 11.11.003","heading":"Purposes.","body":"The purposes of this chapter are to:\n(1) Enhance and facilitate the power of testators to control the disposition of assets that pass outside their wills;\n(2) Provide simple procedures for resolution of disputes regarding entitlement to such assets; and\n(3) Protect any financial institution or other third party having possession of or control over such an asset and transferring it to a beneficiary duly designated by the testator, unless that third party has been provided notice of a testamentary disposition as required in this chapter.","path":["Title 11","Chapter 11.11"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=11.11.003","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:57:21Z","sha256":"f12a66c4f5b0373cb7aa8d3873af05997fb519dae3a51eecd01c225cfad2dcd9","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-11.108.901","next":"us-wa/rcw-11.11.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}