Every married person or domestic partner shall hereafter have the same right and liberty to acquire, hold, enjoy and dispose of every species of property, and to sue and be sued, as if he or she were unmarried or were not in a state registered domestic partnership.
RCW 26.16.150
Rights of married persons or domestic partners in general.
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case 81 Wash. 2d 183 - Freehe v. Freehe (1972)
Most recently applied in State v. Coria (February 2001)
2008 c 6 s 614; Code 1881 s 2396; RRS s 6900.
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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.