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Wash. Rev. Code § 11.84.030 (2026)

Slayer or abuser deemed to predecease decedent

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The slayer or abuser shall be deemed to have predeceased the decedent as to property which would have passed from the decedent or his or her estate to the slayer or abuser under the statutes of descent and distribution or have been acquired by statutory right as surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner or under any agreement made with the decedent under the provisions of RCW 26.16.120 as it now exists or is hereafter amended.
[ 2009 c 525 s 4; 2008 c 6 s 624; 1965 c 145 s 11.84.030. Prior: 1955 c 141 s 3.]

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Part headings not law—Severability—2008 c 6: See RCW 26.60.900 and 26.60.901.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1986–2024 · leading case: In Re the Est. of Little, 721 P.2d 950 (Wash. 1986).
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In Re the Est. of Little, 721 P.2d 950 (Wash. 1986). · cites it 2× “020 and RCW 11.84.030. [35] See Henderson v. Tagg, 68 Wn.”
Eaden v. Est. of Evans, 181 Wash. App. 436 (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “” RCW 11.84.030 (emphasis added). RCW 11.84.”
Beggs v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 171 Wash. 2d 69 (Wash. 2011). “RCW 11.84.030. Another minor sibling, represented by a different guardian ad litem, and an adult sibling are also petitioners.”
In Re Est. of Kissinger, 206 P.3d 665 (Wash. 2009). “RCW 11.84.030. A slayer is defined as "any person who participates, either as a principal or an accessory before the fact, in the wilful and unlawful killing of any other person.”
Hoss v. Hoge, 166 Wash. 2d 120 (Wash. 2009). “RCW 11.84.030. A slayer is defined as “any person who participates, either as a principal or an accessory before the fact, in the wilful and unlawful killing of any other person.”
Armstrong v. Bray, 826 P.2d 706 (Wash. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 4× “RCW 11.84.030. Orval Bray argues that these statutes cannot be invoked to deny him ownership of one-half of the community property.”
Est. Of Calvin H. Evans, Sr., App. v. Sharon Eaden, Vicki Sansing, Res. (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “" RCW 11.84.030 (emphasis added). RCW 11.84.”
Cory Evans, V. Hidden River Ranch (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). “to have predeceased his father under RCW 11.84.030. Hidden River Ranch, No. 82228-4-I, slip op.”
Securian Life Ins. Co. v. Reddeck (W.D. Wash. 2019). “RCW 11.84.030. A slayer is defined as “any person who participates, either 23 as a principal or an accessory before the fact, in the willful and unlawful killing of any 24 other person.”
Beggs v. State, Dept. of Soc. & Health, 247 P.3d 421 (Wash. 2011). “RCW 11.84.030. [3] Another minor sibling, represented by a different guardian ad litem, and an adult sibling are also petitioners.”
Beggs v. State, Dept. of Soc. & Health, 247 P.3d 421 (Wash. 2011). “RCW 11.84.030. [3] Another minor sibling, represented by a different guardian ad litem, and an adult sibling are also petitioners.”
In The Matter Of The Est. Of: Calvin H. Evans, Sr. (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). “69214-3-1/6 father and, pursuant to RCW 11.84.030, .040, deemed him to have predeceased Cal Sr.”
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