In every case, where any question arises as to the good faith of any transaction between spouses or between domestic partners, whether a transaction between them directly or by intervention of third person or persons, the burden of proof shall be upon the party asserting the good faith.
RCW 26.16.210
Burden of proof in transactions between spouses or domestic partners.
Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case 107 Wash. 2d 479 - In Re the Marriage of Matson (1986)
Most recently applied in 162 Wash. App. 548 - In Re Estate of Haviland (July 2011)
2008 c 6 s 619; Code 1881 s 2397; RRS s 5828.
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