<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>The CIR doctrine applies to determine ownership in property by converting assets acquired during the CIR and growth in equity as "community-like." It doesn't make the two people personally responsible for each other as they are if married. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">So unless you are able to construct a marriage, the lien only attaches to the property determine to be his. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">If not married, the house is owned as TIC. IS IT 50/50? Did they pay down the mortgage equally? There's a case that adjusts post marriage interests based on percentage contribution to the mortgage payments. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">John J Sullivan</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Jan 17, 2017, at 4:29 PM, Jill H. Sasser <<a href="mailto:jill.sasser@landerholm.com">jill.sasser@landerholm.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Are you sure they were not married? Any wedding pictures, congratulations cards, individuals who remember going to the wedding ceremony? Were they filing
tax returns as a married couple? Any evidence at all that they were married? <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I recall that there is a statute in RCW 26 where the court can determine that a marriage did exist. I had to use this in a case where the couple was married,
but couldn’t find a copy of their marriage certificate, and the county where they were married had a fire and about 20 years of records were lost. Nothing had been stored digitally. We filed a petition and attached all the evidence I could find (affidavit
from family members, wedding picture, etc.).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> [<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael Atkins<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 17, 2017 3:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> PROBATE -REAL PROP SECTION<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Finding a CIR- Meretricious Relationship for a decedent?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:blue">All:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:blue">How does probate assign DSHS lien on real property for one party (H) of a 20+ year CIR ? Parties are both deceased. They took out a marriage license years ago and they are listed on real property
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:blue">So without marriage license being recorded, there were two probates opened and the PR for W does not want to share in lien for H health care. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:blue">Anyone know of a case dealing with this or like to take a shot at how the court might decide ?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:blue">Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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