1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. P.3d
  4. 150 P.3d
  5. 150 P.3d 552 (2007)
 

SOLTERO v. WIMER

No. 77548-6.

150 P.3d 552 (2007)

Patricia A. SOLTERO, Respondent, v. Kenneth L. WIMER, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided January 18, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen Morris Gauper, Salina Sanger and Gauper, Spokane, WA, for Petitioner.

Robert R. Cossey, Robert R. Cossey & Associates PS, Spokane, WA, for Respondent.

CHAMBERS, J.

¶ 1 Washington courts have long recognized that community-like1 property jointly owned by partners in a meretricious relationship is subject to a just and equitable distribution when the relationship ends. This distribution resembles in many ways the distribution of community property at the termination of a marriage.

¶ 2 Unlike the distribution in a divorce, however, the separate property of the parties...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases