No slayer or abuser shall in any way acquire any property or receive any benefit as the result of the death of the decedent, but such property shall pass as provided in the sections following.
RCW 11.84.020
Slayer or abuser not to benefit from death.
Applied in 14 court decisions — leading case 106 Wash. 2d 269 - In Re the Estate of Little (1986)
Most recently applied in 181 Wash. App. 436 - Eaden v. Estate of Evans (May 2014)
2009 c 525 s 2; 1965 c 145 s 11.84.020
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.