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Washington Intestacy
Laws
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are selections from the Washington intestate succession statutes.
(Title 11, Probate and Trust Law) |
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11.02.070 Community property — Disposition —
Probate administration of.
Except as provided in RCW 41.04.273 and 11.84.025, upon the death of a
decedent, a one-half share of the community property shall be confirmed to
the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner, and the other one-half share shall be subject to
testamentary disposition by the decedent, or shall descend as provided in
chapter 11.04 RCW. The whole of the community property shall be subject to
probate administration for all purposes of this title, including the payment
of obligations and debts of the community, the award in lieu of homestead,
the allowance for family support, and any other matter for which the
community property would be responsible or liable if the decedent were
living.
11.04.015 Descent and distribution of real and personal estate.
The net estate of a person dying intestate, or that portion thereof with
respect to which the person shall have died intestate, shall descend subject
to the provisions of RCW 11.04.250 and 11.02.070, and shall be distributed
as follows:
(1) Share of surviving spouse or state registered domestic partner. The surviving spouse
or state registered domestic partner shall receive the
following share:
(a) All of the decedent's share of the net community estate; and
(b) One-half of the net separate estate if the intestate is survived by
issue; or
(c) Three-quarters of the net separate estate if there is no surviving
issue, but the intestate is survived by one or more of his parents, or by
one or more of the issue of one or more of his parents; or
(d) All of the net separate estate, if there is no surviving issue nor
parent nor issue of parent.
(2) Shares of others than surviving spouse
or
state registered domestic partner. The share of the net estate not
distributable to the surviving spouse
or state registered domestic partner , or the entire net estate if there is
no surviving spouse, shall descend and be distributed as follows:
(a) To the issue of the intestate; if they are all in the same degree of
kinship to the intestate, they shall take equally, or if of unequal degree,
then those of more remote degree shall take by representation.
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