Nelson v. Jusenius

¶1 Terry A. Nelson appeals a superior court decision finding that he was not entitled to an intestate share of his deceased wife’s estate because he was not an “omitted spouse” under RCW 11.12.095. We affirm.

Penoyar, J.

FACTS

I. Background

¶2 Around 1992, Anita Moi won approximately 14 million dollars in the Washington State Lottery. At the time, she was married to Obert “Hap” Moi, Jr., who had six *826children from a previous marriage. After 26 years of marriage, Hap1 died in 1995.

¶3 Nelson met Moi in the spring of 1997. They began living together shortly thereafter but did not marry until…