Arnold v. Department of Retirement Systems

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• holding that, while death benefits have characteristics of community property, the “[Washington] Legislature’s designation of the beneficiaries of the statutory death benefit supersedes characterization of the interest under community property principles”
• holding that, while death benefits have characteristics of community property, the \[Washington] Legislature's designation of the beneficiaries of the statutory death benefit supersedes characterization of the interest under community property principles\
• excluding former spouses from receipt of death benefits
• excluding former spouses from receipt of death benefits

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