Wash. Rev. Code § 11.54.001

Current through the 2024 Regular Session
Section 11.54.001 - Purpose—Applicability
(1) The purposes of this chapter are:
(a) To clarify the exemptions from attachment, execution, and forced sale that apply after a decedent's death;
(b) To establish a procedure for allocating the exempt property among claimants; and
(c) To establish a procedure by which the decedent's surviving spouse, surviving registered domestic partner, or surviving dependent children may request basic financial support during the pendency of any proceedings under this title relating to the decedent's probate or nonprobate assets.
(2) This chapter applies to probate and nonprobate assets.

RCW 11.54.001

Added by 2024 c 20,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2024.