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IN RE MARRIAGE OF MUELLER

No. 57592-9-I.

167 P.3d 568 (2007)

In re the MARRIAGE OF John E. MUELLER, Respondent, and Shauna W. Mueller, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Publication Ordered September 17, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine Wright Smith, Valerie A. Villacin, Edwards Sieh Smith & Goodfriend PS, Gordon Wilson Wilcox, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Appellant/Cross-Respondent.

William Lay Kinzel, Kinzel, Allen, Skone and Searing, Inc. P, Bellevue, WA, Charles Kenneth Wiggins, Shelby R. Frost Lemmel, Wiggins & Masters PLLC, Bainbridge Island, WA, for Respondent/Cross-Appellant.

COX, J.

¶ 1 In Washington, all property acquired during marriage is presumptively community property.1 Spouses may by contractual agreement change their community property into separate property.2 However, to recognize any such agreement, our courts have required clear and convincing evidence to overcome the heavy presumption of its character as community property.3 The name...

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