Certification from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in Matthew and Melanie NELSON, Plaintiff,
v.
P.S.C., INC., Defendant.
Supreme Court of Washington, EN BANC.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Timothy John Fransen , Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP, 900 Sw 5th Ave. Fl. 24, Portland, OR, 97204-1235, for Defendant.
Coco Avery Holbrook , Northwest Justice Project, 300 Okanogan Ave. Ste. 3a, Wenatchee, WA, 98801-6940, Brian Dosch , Dosch Law, 1111 W. Yakima Ave., Yakima, WA, 98902, Jill Lynn Mullins , Northwest Justice Project, 401 2nd Ave. S. Ste. 407, Seattle, WA, 98104-3811, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of NW Justice Project.
Amanda Nicole Martin , Northwest Consumer Law Center, 936 N. 34th St. Ste. 300, Seattle, WA, 98103-8869, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Nw. Consumer Law Center.
Riddhi Mukhopadhyay , Sexual Violence Law Center, 101 Yesler Way Ste. 300, Seattle, WA, 98104-2552, for Amici Curiae on behalf of Sexual Violence Law Center, Legal Voice.
Marc Rosenberg , Lee Smart PS Inc., 701 Pike St. Ste. 1800, Seattle, WA, 98101-3929, Angela Laughlin Brown , 1601 Elm Street, Suite 4600, Dallas, TX, 75202, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of ACA International.
STEPHENS, J.
¶1 The certified questions in this case ask us to interpret Washington's so-called marital bankruptcy statute, RCW 26.16.200. The marital bankruptcy statute generally shields spouses and the marital community from liability for each other's separate, premarital debts. However, the statute contains an exception permitting creditors...
Let's get started
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.
