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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Dear Anthony:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I urge that you review the case law establishing Committed Intimate Relationships. (CIR). The lead case is
<b>Nash</b> and <b>Pennington.</b> There the court listed multiple nonexclusive factors in establishing the CIR. The facts of your situation may find that much of what was accumulated by this couple over their 20 year life together as quasi community in character
and therefore owned by the surviving spouse and not his biological children. Again, there are issues of tracing and characterization which must be accomplished before any such conclusions are appropriate, however.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Kerry A. Richards</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><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";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 01, 2016 9:23 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Marriage application filed, but no certificate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>As relates to intestacy, if a man and a woman who have lived together for 10 years file an
<i>application</i> for a marriage license in King County, but never file the <i>certificate</i> of marriage, would the woman be entitled to treatment as a surviving spouse?
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<p>The man and woman did ultimately live together for approximately 20 years before he died although they signed documents as single or married as was convenient under the circumstances (i.e., sometimes they filled out documents saying they were single, other
times, they represented they were married). She's now trying to prevent the man's biological children from getting anything from his estate.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<br>
Anthony<br>
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<pre>Anthony F. Gibbs<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Gibbs Law Offices<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>15600 Redmond Way, Ste 101<o:p></o:p></pre>
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