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Washington Retirement Asset Protection Laws

In Washington, the following retirement assets are protected from creditors:

pensions and retirement benefits, except for child support obligations;
police relief and pension benefits in first class cities (i.e., a city with a population of at least 10,000 at the time the city was organized or reorganized);
state law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system benefits;
retirement and pension system benefits in first class cities;
state teachers' retirement system benefits;
state public employees' retirement system benefits; and
statewide city employees' retirement system benefits.