Soltero v. Wimer

150 P.3d 552 (2007)

Patricia A. SOLTERO, Respondent,

v.

Kenneth L. WIMER, Petitioner.

No. 77548-6.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Argued September 12, 2006.

Decided January 18, 2007.

Allen Morris Gauper, Salina Sanger and Gauper, Spokane, WA, for Petitioner.

Robert R. Cossey, Robert R. Cossey & Associates PS, Spokane, WA, for Respondent.

CHAMBERS, J.

¶ 1 Washington courts have long recognized that community-like[1] property jointly owned by partners in a meretricious relationship is subject to a just and equitable distribution when the relationship ends. This distribution resembles in many ways…