RCW 26.19.001 Legislative intent and finding. The legislature intends, in establishing a child support schedule, to insure that child support orders are adequate to meet a child’s basic needs and to provide additional child support commensurate with the parents’ income, resources, and standard of living. The legislature also intends that the child support obligation should […]
RCW 26.19.011 Definitions. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) “Basic child support obligation” means the monthly child support obligation determined from the economic table based on the parties’ combined monthly net income and the number of children for whom support is owed. (2) “Child support […]
RCW 26.19.020 Child support economic table. ECONOMIC TABLE MONTHLY BASIC SUPPORT OBLIGATION PER CHILD combined monthly net income one child family two children family For income less than $1000 the obligation is based upon the resources and living expenses of each household. Minimum support may not be less than $50 per child per month except […]
RCW 26.19.025 Quadrennial review of child support guidelines and child support review report—Work group membership—Report to legislature. (1) Beginning in 2011 and every four years thereafter, the division of child support shall convene a work group to review the child support guidelines and the child support review report described in subsection (7) of this section, […]
RCW 26.19.035 Standards for application of the child support schedule. (1) Application of the child support schedule. The child support schedule shall be applied: (a) In each county of the state; (b) In judicial and administrative proceedings under this title or Title 13 or 74 RCW; (c) In all proceedings in which child support is […]
RCW 26.19.045 Veterans’ disability pensions, compensation for disability, and aid and attendant care payments. Veterans’ disability pensions or regular compensation for disability incurred in or aggravated by service in the United States armed forces paid by the veterans’ administration shall be disclosed to the court. The court may consider either type of compensation as disposable […]
RCW 26.19.050 Worksheets and instructions. (1) The administrative office of the courts shall develop and adopt worksheets and instructions to assist the parties and courts in establishing the appropriate child support level and apportionment of support. The administrative office of the courts shall attempt to the greatest extent possible to make the worksheets and instructions […]
RCW 26.19.055 Payments for attendant services in cases of disability. Payments from any source, other than veterans’ aid and attendance allowances or special medical compensation paid under 38 U.S.C. Sec. 314 (k) through (r), for services provided by an attendant in case of a disability when the disability necessitates the hiring of the services of […]
RCW 26.19.065 Standards for establishing lower and upper limits on child support amounts. (1) Limit at forty-five percent of a parent’s net income. Neither parent’s child support obligation owed for all his or her biological or legal children may exceed forty-five percent of net income except for good cause shown. (a) Each child is entitled […]
RCW 26.19.071 Standards for determination of income. (1) Consideration of all income. All income and resources of each parent’s household shall be disclosed and considered by the court when the court determines the child support obligation of each parent. Only the income of the parents of the children whose support is at issue shall be […]
RCW 26.19.075 Standards for deviation from the standard calculation. (1) Reasons for deviation from the standard calculation include but are not limited to the following: (a) Sources of income and tax planning. The court may deviate from the standard calculation after consideration of the following: (i) Income of a new spouse or new domestic partner […]
RCW 26.19.080 Allocation of child support obligation between parents—Court-ordered day care or special child rearing expenses. (1) The basic child support obligation derived from the economic table shall be allocated between the parents based on each parent’s share of the combined monthly net income. (2) Health care costs are not included in the economic table. […]
RCW 26.19.090 Standards for postsecondary educational support awards. (1) The child support schedule shall be advisory and not mandatory for postsecondary educational support. (2) When considering whether to order support for postsecondary educational expenses, the court shall determine whether the child is in fact dependent and is relying upon the parents for the reasonable necessities […]
RCW 26.19.100 Federal income tax exemptions. The parties may agree which parent is entitled to claim the child or children as dependents for federal income tax exemptions. The court may award the exemption or exemptions and order a party to sign the federal income tax dependency exemption waiver. The court may divide the exemptions between […]
