[RO] Residency when Washington parent is deceased?

[Maria Larsen]

Alison,

This is a tough case. I have not seen anything like this.

In going through my Gail notes, Gail always said that domicile is the
permanent intent to live in Washington aka where your head hits your
pillow.

I would argue that the dad did not have any legal ties anywhere else at the
time of his death. There are estate taxes in Washington and per this website
<https://dillelaw.com/changing-your-residency-to-avoid-washington-estate-tax/>:
"A resident is defined as “a decedent
<http://www.dictionary.com/browse/decedent> who was domiciled
<http://www.dictionary.com/browse/domiciled> in Washington at time of
death.” Whether a decedent was domiciled in Washington at the time of death
is therefore crucial to determining whether a decedent’s estate will be
subject to Washington’s estate tax."

If it is possible to determine that his estate, if he has one, is subject
to Washington tax... I would say that makes him a WA resident.






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On Mon, Mar 31, 2025 at 7:51 AM Alison Bazeley via RO <ro at lists.ctc.edu>
wrote:

> Hello Residency friends,
>
>
>
> I’d like to get your input on a question we received from a first year
> undergraduate applicant admitted for Autumn.
>
>
>
> The applicant lived out of state with his mother, but wants to claim
> Washington residency based upon his father.  This applicant’s father passed
> away in November 2024, two days prior to when the applicant submitted his
> UW application.  We routinely go through the process to verify the
> residency of students applying from outside of Washington who have one
> parent here, so this student is in the group being asked to verify.
>
>
>
> There is some question as to whether we actually can verify the residency
> of this student, given that their parent is no longer *living* in
> Washington, will not have been *living* in Washington for the twelve
> months prior to when the student verifies their residency or attends UW,
> and is not able to participate in the verification process/sign the
> application/provide information.
>
>
>
> On the flip side, not giving this applicant any consideration for
> residency doesn’t fully pass the ick test for me.  I feel like we (or
> someone) has seen this situation before and there’s guidance out there
> somewhere.
>
>
>
> Further information:  The applicant has told us that his sister has
> attended UW for several years as a resident, based upon their father.  We
> wouldn’t share materials or information between students because of FERPA,
> but we can see that this is true.  The sister verified her residency with
> our office in 2021, based upon her father.  Both her admission application
> and her residency application place dad here since the 1970s.  I can also
> find dad’s obituary online, posts from his WA employer saying he’d worked
> there for years, etc.
>
> One overarching concern is setting a precedent and drawing boundaries.  If
> we would accept this student as a resident based upon his late father’s
> long-term residency, where would we draw the line?  Does it matter how
> recently the parent passed away?  How long they lived here?  What proof
> should we ask for in an application?  Etc.
>
> Thanks for your insights!
>
>
>
>
>
> *ALISON BAZELEY*
>
> Residency Officer, Residence Classification Office
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> Office of the University Registrar, University of Washington – Seattle
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