The homestead of a spouse or domestic partner cannot be conveyed or encumbered unless the instrument by which it is conveyed or encumbered is executed and acknowledged by both spouses or both domestic partners, except that either spouse or both or either domestic partner or both jointly may make and execute powers of attorney for the conveyance or encumbrance of the homestead. The conveyance or encumbrance of the homestead does not require that any dependent of the owner who is not a spouse or domestic partner execute and acknowledge the instrument by which it is conveyed or encumbered.
RCW 6.13.060
Conveyance or encumbrance by spouses or domestic partners.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Snohomish County v. Hawkins (2004)
Most recently applied in In re Disciplinary Proceedings Against Jensen (November 2018)
2021 c 290 s 4; 2008 c 6 s 634; 1987 c 442 s 206; 1983 c 251 s 1; 1895 c 64 s 6; RRS s 534
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.