RCW 11.54.010 Award to surviving spouse, domestic partner, or children—Petition. (1) Subject to RCW 11.54.030, the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner of a decedent may petition the court for an award from the property of the decedent. If the decedent is survived by children of the decedent who are not also the children of […]
RCW 11.54.020 Amount of basic award. The amount of the basic award shall be the amount specified in *RCW 6.13.030(2) with regard to lands. If an award is divided between a surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner and the decedent’s children who are not the children of the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner, the […]
RCW 11.54.030 Conditions to award. (1) The court may not make an award unless the court finds that the funeral expenses, expenses of last sickness, and expenses of administration have been paid or provided for. (2) The court may not make an award to a surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner or child who has […]
RCW 11.54.040 Increase in amount of award—Factors for consideration. (1) If it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the court with clear, cogent, and convincing evidence that a claimant’s present and reasonably anticipated future needs during the pendency of any probate proceedings in the state of Washington with respect to basic maintenance and support will […]
RCW 11.54.050 Decrease in amount of award—Factors for consideration. (1) The court may decrease the amount of the award below the amount provided in RCW 11.54.020 in the exercise of its discretion if the recipient is entitled to receive probate or nonprobate property, including insurance, by reason of the death of the decedent. In such […]
RCW 11.54.060 Priority of awarded property—Effect of purchase or encumbrance on property. (1) The award has priority over all other claims made in the estate. In determining which assets must be made available to satisfy the award, the claimant is to be treated as a general creditor of the estate, and unless otherwise ordered by […]
RCW 11.54.070 Immunity of award from debts and claims of creditors. (1) Except as provided in RCW 11.54.060(2), property awarded and cash paid under this chapter is immune from all debts, including judgments and judgment liens, of the decedent and of the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner existing at the time of death. (2) […]
RCW 11.54.080 Exemption of additional assets from claims of creditors—Petition—Notice—Court order. (1) This section applies if the party entitled to petition for an award holds exempt property that is in an aggregate amount less than that specified in *RCW 6.13.030(2) with respect to lands. (2) For purposes of this section, the party entitled to petition […]
RCW 11.54.090 Venue for petition—Petition and hearing requirements—Notice of hearing. The petition for an award, for an increased or modified award, or for the exemption of assets from the claims of creditors as authorized by this chapter must be made to the court of the county in which the probate is being administered. If probate […]
RCW 11.54.100 Exhaustion of estate—Closure of estate—Discharge of personal representative. If an award provided by this chapter will exhaust the estate, and probate proceedings have been commenced in the state of Washington, the court in the order of award or allowance shall order the estate closed, discharge the personal representative, and exonerate the personal representative’s […]
