Either spouse or either domestic partner may sue for community—Necessary parties.
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 100 Wash. 2d 739 - Lund v. Caple (1984)
Most recently applied in 95 Wash. App. 779 - Landry v. Luscher (May 1999)
2008 c 6 s 407; 1972 ex.s. c 108 s 1; Code 1881 s 6; 1877 p 4 s 6; 1875 p 4 s 2; 1869 p 4 s 6; 1854 p 131 s 5; RRS s 181.
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Either spouse or either domestic partner may sue on behalf of the community: PROVIDED, That
(1) When the action is for personal injuries, the spouse or the domestic partner having sustained personal injuries is a necessary party;
(2) When the action is for compensation for services rendered, the spouse or the domestic partner having rendered the services is a necessary party.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.