Legal Opinion

In re Westall

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided August 14, 2018No. 50708-1-IIPublished

1Opinion of the CourtMaxa, C.J.

¶ 1 Paul Westall, as personal representative of the community property portion of his deceased wife Sandra Westall's estate, appeals the superior court's order (1) denying his motion to sell to himself the one-half interest in certain real property in Gig Harbor that Sandra1 bequeathed to a special needs trust for their daughter Destiny Westall, and (2) appointing a third party to engage a real estate broker to list the entire property for sale.

¶ 2 The property at issue was Paul and Sandra's community property. Following Sandra's death, Paul retained ownership of a one-half interest in the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jones v. JonesWashington Supreme Court · 2004
  2. In Re Estate of JonesWashington Supreme Court · 2004
  3. Rathbone v. Estate of Rathbone (In Re Estate of Rathbone)Washington Supreme Court · 2018
  4. In Re Scholes'estateWashington Supreme Court · 1956

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API