Legal Opinion
In re Kelly
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided September 18, 2012No. Nos. 29210-0-III; 29746-2-IIIPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSweeney, J.
¶1 The trial court summarily dismissed a suit to establish the existence of a committed intimate relationship (CIR). The court concluded that suit had to be brought within three years of the end of the relationship and here it was not. We agree with the holding and therefore affirm the dismissal, but we reverse the award of attorney fees and costs.
FACTS
¶2 Bette Lyn Kelly and Peter Moesslang began living together in 1984. From 1986 to 2006, they lived in a house in Liberty Lake, Washington. They dispute when their *727relationship ended. Ms. Kelly urges that it ended in 2006. She says that they…
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