<html><body><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-size:12pt;"><div style=""><h3 style=""><span style="font-weight: normal;" mce_style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="mceItemHidden">When the statute states that "children" can petition for an award if surviving spouse does... it does not qualify them as "minor" or "dependent" children. If there a condition? </span></span></span></h3><h3 style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><br></h3><h3 style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><span class="mceItemHidden"><span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">RCW</span> </span><a href="http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.54.010" class="ui-link" style=""><span class="mceItemHidden">11.54.010</span></a></h3></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><h3 style=""><span class="mceItemHidden">Award to surviving spouse, domestic partner, or children</span><span class="mceItemHidden">—</span><span class="mceItemHidden">Petition.</span></h3></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><div style=""><span class="mceItemHidden">(1) Subject to <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">RCW</span></span><span class="mceItemHidden"> </span><a href="http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.54.030" class="ui-link" style=""><span class="mceItemHidden">11.54.030</span></a><span class="mceItemHidden">, the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner of a decedent may petition the court for an award from the property of the decedent. If the decedent is survived by children of the decedent who are not also the children of the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner, on petition of such a child the court may divide the award between the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner and all or any of such children as it deems appropriate. If there is not a surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner, the minor children of the decedent may petition for an award.</span></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><br></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><img id="sigimg0" title="signature image" src="cid:sigimg0@ec037275345efca86f5eb12b3c35581b" mce_src="cid:sigimg0@ec037275345efca86f5eb12b3c35581b" border="0" alt=""></div></span></body></html>