26.16.205 – Liability for family support—Support obligation of stepparent.

RCW 26.16.205 Liability for family support—Support obligation of stepparent. The expenses of the family and the education of the children, including stepchildren, are chargeable upon the property of both spouses or both domestic partners, or either of them, and they may be sued jointly or separately. When a petition for dissolution of marriage or state […]

26.16.210 – Burden of proof in transactions between spouses or domestic partners.

RCW 26.16.210 Burden of proof in transactions between spouses or domestic partners. In every case, where any question arises as to the good faith of any transaction between spouses or between domestic partners, whether a transaction between them directly or by intervention of third person or persons, the burden of proof shall be upon the […]

26.16.220 – Quasi-community property defined.

RCW 26.16.220 Quasi-community property defined. (1) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, as used in RCW 26.16.220 through 26.16.250 “quasi-community property” means all personal property wherever situated and all real property described in subsection (2) of this section that is not community property and that was heretofore or hereafter acquired: (a) By the decedent while […]

26.16.230 – Quasi-community property—Disposition at death.

RCW 26.16.230 Quasi-community property—Disposition at death. Upon the death of any person domiciled in this state, one-half of any quasi-community property shall belong to the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner and the other one-half of such property shall be subject to disposition at death by the decedent, and in the absence thereof, shall descend […]

26.16.240 – Quasi-community property—Effect of lifetime transfers—Claims by surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner—Waiver.

RCW 26.16.240 Quasi-community property—Effect of lifetime transfers—Claims by surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner—Waiver. (1) If a decedent domiciled in this state on the date of his or her death made a lifetime transfer of a property interest that is quasi-community property to a person other than the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner within […]

26.16.250 – Quasi-community property—Characterization limited to determination of disposition at death—Waiver by written agreement.

RCW 26.16.250 Quasi-community property—Characterization limited to determination of disposition at death—Waiver by written agreement. The characterization of property as quasi-community property under this chapter shall be effective solely for the purpose of determining the disposition of such property at the time of a death, and such characterization shall not affect the rights of the decedent’s […]