[WSBAPT] CIR becoming Equity Relatioships?

[Stephanie R. Taylor]

Brent:

I’m not sure if this is what you are looking for, but in 2007, in Olver v. Fowler, (161 Wn.2d 655) ,the Supreme Court opined:

In sum, over the past 90 years, when dealing with property distribution between partners in a committed intimate relationship, Washington common law has evolved to look beyond how property is titled, requiring equitable distribution of property that would have been community property had the partners been married.

 But equity is limited; only jointly acquired property, but not separate property, can be equitably distributed. Finally, as the law of committed intimate relationships has developed, we have not objected to its application even where the relationship at issue terminated with the death of one partner, rather than the dissolution of the relationship..

Is this what you were looking into?

Stef

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Does anyone have authority where the CIR is evolving to equity relationships?


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