§ 11.84.010 Definitions
§ 11.84.020 Slayer or abuser not to benefit from death
§ 11.84.025 Disposition of retirement system proceeds payable to slayer or abuser
§ 11.84.030 Slayer or abuser deemed to predecease decedent
§ 11.84.040 Distribution of decedent’s property
§ 11.84.050 Distribution of property held jointly with slayer or abuser
§ 11.84.060 Reversion and vested remainder
§ 11.84.070 Property subject to divestment, etc
§ 11.84.080 Contingent remainders and future interests
§ 11.84.090 Property appointed — Powers of revocation or appointment
§ 11.84.100 Insurance proceeds
§ 11.84.110 Payment by insurance company, bank, etc. — No additional liability
§ 11.84.120 Rights of persons without notice dealing with slayer or abuser
§ 11.84.130 Record of conviction as evidence against claimant of property
§ 11.84.140 Slayer determination — Conviction — Preponderance of evidence
§ 11.84.150 Abuser determination — Conviction — Clear, cogent, and convincing evidence
§ 11.84.160 Abuser determination — Evidence factors
§ 11.84.170 Abuser — When entitled to property interest
§ 11.84.180 Application — Relation to other laws
§ 11.84.900 Chapter to be construed broadly
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 11.84 - Inheritance rights of slayers or abusers

  • Abuser: means any person who participates, either as a principal or an accessory before the fact, in the willful and unlawful financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult. See Washington Code 11.84.010
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Decedent: means :
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  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • 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.
  • Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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 property: All property that is not real property.
  • Property: includes any real and personal property and any right or interest therein. See Washington Code 11.84.010
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Washington Code 11.02.005
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Slayer: means any person who participates, either as a principal or an accessory before the fact, in the willful and unlawful killing of any other person as determined under RCW 11. See Washington Code 11.84.010