Should either spouse or either domestic partner obtain possession or control of property belonging to the other, either before or after marriage or before or after entering into a state registered domestic partnership, the owner of the property may maintain an action therefor, or for any right growing out of the same, in the same manner and to the same extent as if they were unmarried or were not in a state registered domestic partnership.
RCW 26.16.180
Spouses or domestic partners may sue each other.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 81 Wash. 2d 183 - Freehe v. Freehe (1972)
Most recently applied in 81 Wash. 2d 183 - Freehe v. Freehe (August 1972)
2008 c 6 s 615; Code 1881 s 2401; 1879 p 80 s 28; 1873 p 452 s 8; RRS s 6903.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.