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IN RE ESTATE OF FLEMING

No. 69386-2.

21 P.3d 281 (2001)

143 Wash.2d 412

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Thomas A. FLEMING, Deceased. Antonio B. Marzan, individually as half-brother of Thomas A. Fleming, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Margaret Mary Fleming, Appellant, v. Judith Kovacs, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Thomas A. Fleming; and the State of Washington Department of Revenue, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided April 12, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael M. Feinberg, Tracy M. Miller, Seattle, for Petitioner.

Thompson & Howle, Karen Marie Thompson, Seattle, Christine Gregoire, Attorney General, Donald F. Cofer, Asst., Olympia, for Respondent.

JOHNSON, J.

The issue in this case is whether under Washington's intestate law (RCW 11.04.015) a biological parent who permanently terminated a parent-child relationship can inherit from her biological child if the child was never adopted. We are also asked to determine whether a person can inherit from his or her deceased sibling when their common biological parent has terminated the parent-child relationship. The Court of...

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