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<p>Law Office of<br>
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I'm with Geoffrey.<br>
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A divorce action automatically abates upon the death of one party. The state is no longer involved and the surviving spouse gets all the community property as if no divorce had ever been filed. Since no divorce was ever filed, more so. Separate property agreements do need to be in writing. <br>
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I'm not sure son has a legal leg to stand on, but stranger things have happened. <br>
If adult? son is a really nice guy, if he had a good relationship with his dad, maybe he can appeal to wife's sense of fairness, etc. to reach resolution?<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong style="COLOR: #000000"><b>From:</b> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> <b>On Behalf Of</b> Eric Nelsen<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong style="COLOR: #000000">Geoffrey, is there any argument to be made that the acts of the spouses in separating, selling the community house, and dividing the proceeds shows an intent by both parties to hold their share of the proceeds as separate property?</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong style="COLOR: #000000">I get the basic analysis: The house was community property, and any traceable proceeds from sale of the house would also be community property. But it seems to me that selling the house in the process of actually separating, and then maintaining separate households and maintaining each person’s share in separate accounts, makes it possible that they intended to create separate property.</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong style="COLOR: #000000">Or does RCW 26.16.120 act as a statute of frauds, preventing an oral agreement to change status of property?</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong style="COLOR: #000000"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>> <b>On Behalf Of</b> G. Geoffrey Gibbs<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong style="COLOR: #000000"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Even if a divorce action had been filed (but not finalized), upon the death of either party, the divorce action is a nullity and will be dismissed. Treat everything as you would with one partner in a marriage deceased.</span></strong></p>
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