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Wash. Rev. Code § 11.54.060 (2026)

Certain claims exempted

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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter:
(1) None of the decedent's separate property and none of the property of the community composed of the decedent and the decedent's spouse or registered domestic partner is exempt from the duty to pay the costs of administration, funeral expenses, expenses of the last sickness, and wages due for labor performed within 60 days immediately preceding the decedent's death, as those terms are used in RCW 11.76.110.
(2) No provision of this chapter shall abrogate or diminish the rights associated with a valid lien.
[ 2024 c 20 s 10; 1997 c 252 s 53.]

Notes:

Effective date—Savings—2024 c 20: See notes following RCW 11.54.001.
Application—1997 c 252 ss 1-73: See note following RCW 11.02.005.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2006–2024 · leading case: Dennis G. Ott, P.S. v. Est. of Whitmire, 140 P.3d 618 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006).
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Dennis G. Ott, P.S. v. Est. of Whitmire, 140 P.3d 618 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006). “In addition, RCW 11.54.060, “Priority of awardLed property—Effect of purchase or encumbrance on property,” provides: (1) The award has priority over all other claims made in the estate.”
In Re Lada S. Mnatsakanova (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 4× “Therefore, RCW 11.54.060 does not apply. The court did not err in failing to decrease the family support award based on a paid-off mortgage.”
In the Matter of the Est. Of: Marilyn Sue Hein (Wash. Ct. App. 2021). “RCW 11.54.060(1). It may be made from either the community property or separate property of the decedent.”
Matter Of The Est. Of: Larry Dean Niggli (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). “” RCW 11.54.060. The homestead exemption amount is generally the greater of $125,000 or the county median sale price of a single-family home in -7- No.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 11.54.060(1) — 2 cases
In the Matter of the Est. Of: Marilyn Sue Hein (Wash. Ct. App. 2021). “RCW 11.54.060(1). It may be made from either the community property or separate property of the decedent.”
In Re Lada S. Mnatsakanova (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). “Therefore, RCW 11.54.060 does not apply. The court did not err in failing to decrease the family support award based on a paid-off mortgage.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 11.54.060(2) — 1 case
In Re Lada S. Mnatsakanova (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). “Therefore, RCW 11.54.060 does not apply. The court did not err in failing to decrease the family support award based on a paid-off mortgage.”
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