Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Garwood
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 11, 2002No. 26793-4-IIPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBridgewater, J.
— Decedent’s husband appeals the court’s award of $40,000 in lieu of homestead to the decedent’s adult daughter, Shonda Promisel, his stepdaughter. We hold that the statute requires the surviving spouse, if there is one, to first petition for an award before the decedent’s *813child may petition to divide the award. Because Robert Garwood did not petition for an award in lieu of homestead, the award to decedent’s daughter is reversed.
Kathleen Promisel Garwood (Garwood) died on April 21, 2000, survived by the following heirs: her second husband, Robert Garwood (Robert); her daughter from a…
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