<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><font size="4" class="">Jeff,</font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class="">T</font><span style="font-size: large;" class="">he share to PC would depend on the characterization of the property. </span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: large;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><font size="4" class="">Under RCW 11.04.015, the stepmom as surviving spouse would receive all of the community property and one-half of the separate property at the death of Dad.</font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class="">The other one-half of the separate property would go to PC.</font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class="">Amy</font></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial;"><div class="col-csm-6 col-csm-push-6 text-right" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: right; position: relative; min-height: 1px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; float: left; width: 492.672px; left: 492.672px;"></div><div class="col-csm-6 col-csm-pull-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; min-height: 1px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; float: left; width: 492.672px; right: 492.672px;"></div></div><div class="row clearfix" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial;"><div class="col-csm-12" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; min-height: 1px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; float: left; width: 985.344px;"></div></div><div id="contentWrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial;" class=""><div style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 5px;" class="">RCW <a href="http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.04.015" class="ui-link" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(43, 103, 77); text-decoration: none;">11.04.015</a></h3></div><div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 5px;" class="">Descent and distribution of real and personal estate.</h3></div><div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><div style="box-sizing: border-box; text-indent: 0.5in;" class="">The net estate of a person dying intestate, or that portion thereof with respect to which the person shall have died intestate, shall descend subject to the provisions of RCW <a href="http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.04.250" class="ui-link" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(43, 103, 77); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">11.04.250</a> and <a href="http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.02.070" class="ui-link" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(43, 103, 77); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">11.02.070</a>, and shall be distributed as follows:</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; text-indent: 0.5in;" class="">(1) Share of surviving spouse or state registered domestic partner. The surviving spouse or state registered domestic partner shall receive the following share:</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; text-indent: 0.5in;" class="">(a) All of the decedent's share of the net community estate; and</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; text-indent: 0.5in;" class="">(b) One-half of the net separate estate if the intestate is survived by issue; or</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; text-indent: 0.5in;" class="">(c) Three-quarters of the net separate estate if there is no surviving issue, but the intestate is survived by one or more of his or her parents, or by one or more of the issue of one or more of his or her parents; or</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; text-indent: 0.5in;" class="">(d) All of the net separate estate, if there is no surviving issue nor parent nor issue of parent.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; text-indent: 0.5in;" class="">(2) Shares of others than surviving spouse or state registered domestic partner. The share of the net estate not distributable to the surviving spouse or state registered domestic partner, or the entire net estate if there is no surviving spouse or state registered domestic partner, shall descend and be distributed as follows:</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; text-indent: 0.5in;" class="">(a) To the issue of the intestate; if they are all in the same degree of kinship to the intestate, they shall take equally, or if of unequal degree, then those of more remote degree shall take by representation.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; text-indent: 0.5in;" class="">(b) If the intestate not be survived by issue, then to the parent or parents who survive the intestate.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; text-indent: 0.5in;" class="">(c) If the intestate not be survived by issue or by either parent, then to those issue of the parent or parents who survive the intestate; if they are all in the same degree of kinship to the intestate, they shall take equally, or, if of unequal degree, then those of more remote degree shall take by representation.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; text-indent: 0.5in;" class="">(d) If the intestate not be survived by issue or by either parent, or by any issue of the parent or parents who survive the intestate, then to the grandparent or grandparents who survive the intestate; if both maternal and paternal grandparents survive the intestate, the maternal grandparent or grandparents shall take one-half and the paternal grandparent or grandparents shall take one-half.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; text-indent: 0.5in;" class="">(e) If the intestate not be survived by issue or by either parent, or by any issue of the parent or parents or by any grandparent or grandparents, then to those issue of any grandparent or grandparents who survive the intestate; taken as a group, the issue of the maternal grandparent or grandparents shall share equally with the issue of the paternal grandparent or grandparents, also taken as a group; within each such group, all members share equally if they are all in the same degree of kinship to the intestate, or, if some be of unequal degree, then those of more remote degree shall take by representation.</div></div></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""><div class="">
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On May 31, 2022, at 10:51 AM, <<a href="mailto:Jeff@bellanddavispllc.com" class="">Jeff@bellanddavispllc.com</a>> <<a href="mailto:Jeff@bellanddavispllc.com" class="">Jeff@bellanddavispllc.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Listmates:<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">I think the PC takes nothing under RCW 11.04.015.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Dad (PC’s father) dies in 2014. Mom (PC’s step mom) just died leaving a son (PC’s step-brother). Neither had wills. Only real asset is a home held has H & W. I believe at Dad’s death the home goes to mom. At mom’s death all goes to her son. I do not see PC being entitled to anything under the intestate statute. Am I wrong?<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Jeff Davis<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">W. 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