RCW 11.108.901
Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.
[ 2009 c 521 § 41.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law
Chapter 11.108 - Miscellaneous Provisions for Distributions Made by a Governing Instrument.
11.108.020 - Marital deduction gift—Compliance with Internal Revenue Code—Fiduciary powers.
11.108.030 - Pecuniary bequests—Valuation of assets if distribution other than money.
11.108.040 - Construction of certain marital deduction formula bequests.
11.108.050 - Marital deduction gift in trust.
11.108.060 - Marital deduction gift—Survivorship requirement—Limits—Property to be held in trust.
11.108.080 - Generation-skipping transfer tax—Federal law application.
11.108.090 - Generation-skipping transfer tax—Dispute resolution of federal law application.
11.108.900 - Application of chapter—Application of 2006 c 360.
11.108.901 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.