Dahle v. Nadolski

¶1 Subject to community property laws, RCW 11.11.020(1) permits the owner of any nonprobate asset specifically referred to in the owner’s will to pass the asset to the testamentary beneficiary named in the will, notwithstanding the rights of any beneficiary of the asset named before the date of the will. And RCW 11.11.020(4) permits the owner of such asset to override the will by renaming the original beneficiary or by naming an entirely new beneficiary of the nonprobate asset, by making a written designation executed after the date of the will. To decide this appeal, we must assess the…