Egelhoff v. Egelhoff

Petitioner Donna Rae Egelhoff, recently divorced former spouse of Decedent David A. Egelhoff, *560seeks review of a decision of the Court of Appeals, Division Two, which reversed orders of summary judgment granted by the Pierce County Superior Court in her favor in an action by Respondents, Samantha Egelhoff and David Egelhoff (David A. Egelhoff, Jr.), children of decedent from a prior marriage.1 The Court of Appeals reasoned the children of decedent were entitled to the benefits of decedent’s pension plan and employment-based life insurance policy under RCW 11.07.010, and that the federal…