§ 11.54.010 Award to surviving spouse, domestic partner, or children — Petition
§ 11.54.020 Amount of basic award
§ 11.54.030 Conditions to award
§ 11.54.040 Increase in amount of award — Factors for consideration
§ 11.54.050 Decrease in amount of award — Factors for consideration
§ 11.54.060 Priority of awarded property — Effect of purchase or encumbrance on property
§ 11.54.070 Immunity of award from debts and claims of creditors
§ 11.54.080 Exemption of additional assets from claims of creditors — Petition — Notice — Court order
§ 11.54.090 Venue for petition — Petition and hearing requirements — Notice of hearing
§ 11.54.100 Exhaustion of estate — Closure of estate — Discharge of personal representative
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 11.54 - Family support and postdeath creditor's claim exemptions

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
  • Personal representative: includes executor, administrator, special administrator, and conservator or limited conservator and special representative. See Washington Code 11.02.005
  • Probate: Proving a will