In re Estate of Piche

The Vermont State Employees Credit Union (VSECU) appeals a decision of the Washington Probate Court, arguing that the court does not have subject matter jurisdiction to determine title to decedent’s VSECU account. Both decedent’s personal representative and decedent’s nephew, the stated beneficiary on a designation-of-beneficiary card filed at VSECU, claim title to the account. We hold that the probate court has jurisdiction to determine title to personal property where the issue is necessary and incidental to the determination of other matters within the probate court’s jurisdiction.

Decedent…