Split Washington High Court: Surviving Spouse Waived Right To Intestate Succession

(May 18, 2020, 9:00 AM EDT) -- OLYMPIA, Wash. — The surviving spouse of a Washington man who entered into a separation contract with him before his death “expressly waived her right to intestate succession” in the contract, a divided Washington Supreme Court ruled May 14 (In the Matter of the Estate of Michael A. Petelle, No. 97463-2, Wash. Sup., 2020 Wash. LEXIS 289)....

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