(1) Except as provided in RCW 11.54.060(2), property awarded and cash paid under this chapter is immune from all debts, including judgments and judgment liens, of the decedent and of the surviving spouse existing at the time of death.

     (2) Both the decedent's and the surviving spouse's interests in any community property awarded to the spouse under this chapter are immune from the claims of creditors.

[1998 c 292 § 201; 1997 c 252 § 54.]

NOTES:

     Retroactive application -- 1998 c 292: "(1) Sections 201 through 205 of this act are remedial in nature and apply retroactively to July 27, 1997, and thereafter.

     (2) Section 301 of this act is remedial in nature and applies retroactively to July 1, 1991, and thereafter." [1998 c 292 § 604.]

     Part headings and section captions not law -- Effective dates -- 1998 c 292: See RCW 11.11.902 and 11.11.903.

     Application -- 1997 c 252 §§ 1-73: See note following RCW 11.02.005.