The Washington Declaration of Entitlement — Surviving Spouse/Registered Domestic Partner is a document that provides certain entitlements to spouses or registered domestic partners of a deceased person. This document grants the surviving spouse or registered domestic partner of a deceased person the right to certain assets, including rights to property, rights to financial accounts, and the right to claim a portion of the deceased’s estate. The types of Washington Declaration of Entitlement — Surviving Spouse/Registered Domestic Partner are: Right of Survivorship, Right of Possession, and Right of Election. Right of Survivorship allows the surviving spouse or registered domestic partner to receive a portion of the deceased’s estate, Right of Possession grants the surviving spouse or registered domestic partner the right to take control of the deceased’s assets, and Right of Election allows the surviving spouse or registered domestic partner to choose which assets to keep and which to sell.




