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IN RE ESTATE OF McPHERSON

No. 42085-6-II.

283 P.3d 1135 (2012)

In re the ESTATE OF Wayne Leroy McPHERSON, Deceased. State of Washington Department of Social and Health Services, Respondent, v. Diana Marie Call, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Wayne Leroy McPherson, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

August 28, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hari L. Alipuria , Attorney at Law, Tacoma, WA, for Appellant.

Joseph Christy Jr. , Attorney Generals Office, Olympia, WA, for Respondent.

JOHANSON, A.C.J.

¶ 1 Federal law does not exempt from creditor claims a beneficiary's cash assets derived from Social Security and veterans' benefits after the beneficiary's death. Accordingly, in this case of first impression in Washington, we affirm the trial court's finding that Wayne McPherson's cash assets derived from Social Security and veterans' benefit payments are no longer shielded, under 38 U.S.C. §...

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