IN RE ESTATE OF BLESSING

No. 29153-7-III.

248 P.3d 1107 (2011)

In re the Matter of the ESTATE OF Audrey P. BLESSING, Deceased.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

March 24, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven W. Hughes , Ewing Anderson PS, Spokane, WA, for Appellant.

Jacke L. Blair , Attorney at Law, Spokane, WA, for Respondent.


BROWN, J.

¶ 1 The Estate of Audrey Blessing appeals the trial court's ruling that the children of Audrey's1 deceased second husband were her "stepchildren" within the meaning of RCW 4.20.020 and entitled to participate in a wrongful death action brought by the estate. Audrey had survived her third husband and was unmarried at her death. Because the stepparent/stepchild relationship had legally ended before Audrey's death, the trial...

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