Legal Forms

Make a Health Care Directive and a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care with this package of downloadable forms for the State of Washington.

• The package of forms contains:
  • Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care (DPOAHC),
  • Health Care Directive,
  • Instructions and information to help you complete the forms.
• Making an Advance Directive can help to ensure that your family and your doctor know what your wishes are regarding medical treatment and life support if you are unable to communicate or make your own decisions.
• This package of forms is provided by End of Life Washington, in PDF format.
• Intended to be used only in the State of Washington.

Get your lien claim underway for labor or materials on a Washington jobsite with this Claim of Lien forms package.

Who Can Use this Package of Forms

These Claim of Lien forms can be used by contractors, subcontractors and suppliers who provide labor, materials or services for construction or improvements to a property in Washington State.

What is Included in the Package

This downloadable package of forms contains the following items:

1. Notice to Owner (Preliminary Notice)
2. Notice of Intent to Lien
3. Claim of Lien under RCW 60.04 et seq
4. Release of Lien Claim
5. Section of RCW 60.04.091 regarding filing and serving lien claims.

Format and Jurisdiction

This Washington Claim of Lien Forms Package is provided in MS Word format and is fully editable and reusable, making it both convenient and cost-effective for use on all your projects.

The forms were prepared in compliance with the laws of the State of Washington. They should only be used within that State.

If you are planning on living with a common law spouse in the State of Washington, the two of you should complete this Cohabitation (Living Together) Agreement.

• This Agreement is for heterosexual couples.
• Title to separate property belonging to one of the parties prior to the cohabitation remains with that party.
• All property acquired during the relationship which was purchased with joint funds will be considered joint property.
• Schedule of percentage contributions that each party will make towards household and living expenses.
• Each party waives any right to claim part of any inheritance left to the other party.
• This legal contract template is available in MS Word format.
• Intended for use only in the State of Washington.

This Community Property Survivorship Affidavit can be used by any resident of Washington State whose spouse is recently deceased.

Purpose of Survivorship Affidavit

Washington is a community property state. If both spouses jointly hold title to the home as community property and one spouse dies, this Affidavit form must be recorded with the County Recorder's Office in order to get the title insurance transferred to the surviving spouse.

Contents of Affidavit

The person making the affidavit must be the rightful successor to the title to the property. They must attest that:

• that the property is subject to a community property agreement which was recorded with the County Recorder,
• that no probate proceedings have begun for the deceased spouse's will,
• that no personal representative has been reported,
• that the community property agreement is still in effect, and
• that there are no unpaid debts or liabilities of the decedent, including funeral expenses.

Format and Jurisdiction

This Community Property Survivorship Affidavit is a downloadable MS Word document. It is intended for use only in the State of Washington.

Once you've received final payment on a construction project, provide the property owner with this Conditional Lien Waiver and Release form for Washington State.

Scope of Waiver and Release

The waiver and release form releases the claimant's lien claim for labor, materials or equipment supplied to a jobsite in the State of Washington.

The contractor or supplier waives and releases all of its lien rights, bond claims, and other claims for payment, but only on the condition that the final payment is properly endorsed and clears the bank on which it is drawn.

Warranty of Payment

The claimant warrants that all invoices for materials and services for the project have been paid or will be paid from the final payment.

Format and Jurisdiction

This Conditional Lien Waiver and Release on Final Payment is available as a downloadable MS Word document. It is fully editable and reusable, making it convenient and cost-effective for use on all your projects.

This legal document template complies with the laws of the State of Washington and should only be used within that State.

Washington contractors, release your lien rights up to the date of a progress payment with this Conditional Waiver and Release of Lien form.

Scope of Waiver and Release

The Waiver and Release authorizes a release of any lien rights or claims for payment which the contractor may have for labor, materials or equipment supplied for improvements to a property only for the period specified in the release.

The waiver and release only becomes effective once the progress payment clears the bank on which it is drawn.

Warranty of Payment

The claimant warrants that all invoices for materials and services for the project have been paid or will be paid from the progress payment.

Format and Jurisdiction

This Conditional Lien Waiver and Release on Progress Payment is available as a downloadable MS Word document. It is fully editable and reusable, making it convenient and cost-effective for use on all your projects.

This legal document template complies with the laws of the State of Washington and should only be used within that State.

Washington residents, plan for the future and protect your interests with this General Durable Immediate Power of Attorney.

• This Power of Attorney is effective immediately and remains in effect even if you become disabled or incompetent. You can choose to give your attorney-in-fact the power to deal with a number of matters, including:
  • your real estate property,
  • banking and financial transactions,
  • stocks and bonds,
  • personal property,
  • insurance,
  • pension and employment benefits,
  • tax and legal matters,
  • your business affairs and operations.
• This Power of Attorney does NOT give your attorney-in-fact the authority to make health care or other medical decisions for you.
• This form is available in MS Word format and is easy to fill in and print.
• No need to buy additional copies - you and your spouse can each prepare a Power of Attorney with this form.
• Intended for use only in Washington State.

Indemnify a title insurance company against losses due to lien claims on a Washington real estate property with this Indemnity Agreement for Mechanics Lien.

• As a condition of providing title insurance to the home owner, the title insurance company requires the home owner to indemnify it against losses or damages arising from any lien claims against property for which the company has issued insurance policies. 
• This template is a fully editable legal form which can be customized to fit your specific circumstances.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in the State of Washington.

Washington contractors, keep the construction project moving forward and your payments coming in with this package of Lien Waiver and Release forms.

These Washington Lien Waiver and Release Forms allow contractors, suppliers and vendors to easily prepare releases each time a payment is received for labor, materials or equipment supplied to a worksite.

State Law Governing Lien Waivers

Washington law does not require a statutory form for lien waivers. Both conditional and unconditional lien waivers are allowed. State lien law further provides that lien waivers must be exchanged upon payment only if the owner requests it.

Parties are permitted to waive their lien rights in the contract prior to commencement of work, and lien rights can even be waived prior to payment.

What is Included in the Package

This package contains the following forms which allow you to partially or fully release your lien claim against an owner's property:

1. Conditional Waiver and Release of Lien Upon Progress Payment,
2. Unconditional Waiver and Release of Lien Upon Progress Payment,
3. Conditional Waiver and Release of Lien Upon Final Payment, and
4. Unconditional Waiver and Release of Lien Upon Final Payment.

Format and Jurisdiction

Download a set of the Washington Lien Waiver and Release Forms and you can use them for all of your construction projects. No additional fees or costs.

These forms should only be used on projects within the State of Washington.

Protect your lien rights for professional services performed with respect to real property with this Washington State Notice of Furnishing Professional Services form.

• This Notice is used in connection with property where no improvements have commenced or where the services provided are not visible.
• The Notice must be recorded in the real property records of the county where the property is located.
• The form includes a copy of the relevant section of RCW 60.04.031, for your reference.
• Available in MS Word format - editable and reusable.
• Intended to be used only in the State of Washington.