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Distribution Type
Community Property
Division Standard
Equitable — judge decides
Income Adjustment
None

Methodology

Community property — just and equitable division

Washington is a community property state whose division statute reaches everything: RCW 26.09.080 directs the court to dispose of all property and liabilities, “either community or separate,” as “shall appear just and equitable after considering all relevant factors” — expressly “without regard to misconduct” and with no statutory equal-division mandate. The statute names four factors: the nature and extent of the community property; the nature and extent of the separate property; the duration of the marriage or domestic partnership; and the economic circumstances of each spouse when the division takes effect, including the desirability of awarding the family home to the spouse with whom the children reside the majority of the time.

Division Factors

The following factors are commonly evaluated under Washington law:

  1. Nature and extent of the community property (RCW 26.09.080(1))
  2. Nature and extent of the separate property (RCW 26.09.080(2))
  3. Duration of the marriage or registered domestic partnership (RCW 26.09.080(3))
  4. Economic circumstances of each spouse or domestic partner at the time the division of property is to become effective, including the desirability of awarding the family home, or the right to live in it for reasonable periods, to a spouse or domestic partner with whom the children reside the majority of the time (RCW 26.09.080(4))

Statute / Authority

Citation: RCW 26.09.080 ↗

Source: https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/

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Washington Community Property

Washington Revised Code §26.09.080 directs a just and equitable disposition of all property and liabilities — community and separate alike — without regard to misconduct, after considering the statute's four factors: the nature and extent of the community property, the nature and extent of the separate property, the duration of the marriage, and each spouse's economic circumstances including the family home for the majority-time residential parent. Washington is a community property state, but its statute commands fairness, not an automatic 50/50 split, and separate property can be reached.

Citation: RCW 26.09.080

Source: https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/

Last updated: 2026-07-23T00:37:19.848471

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