§28

• Jurisdiction: Washington

CHAPTER 28 CHILD SUPPORT

Christopher Fox^*

Boaz Weintraub^**

Zachary Ashby^***

Summary

§ 28.01 INTRODUCTION

§ 28.02 OBLIGATION TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT

[1] Defining "Duty of Support"
[2] Relationship of the Parties
[3] Available Causes of Action

[a] Dissolution of Marriage Act (Ch. 26.09 RCW)
[b] Uniform Parentage Act (Chs. 26.26A & 26.26B RCW)
[c] Family Expense Statute (RCW 26.16.205)
[d] Minor Guardianship Statute (RCW 11.130.255)
[e] Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (Ch. 26.21A RCW)
[f] Juvenile Court and Family Reconciliation Acts (Chs. 13.32A & 13.34 RCW)
[g] Contractual Support
[h] Common Law
[i] Criminal Action

§ 28.03 NATURE AND EXTENT OF OBLIGATION

[1] Death of Obligor or Child
[2] Reconciliation or Remarriage of Parents
[3] Emancipation
[4] Dependency and Postmajority Support
[5] Stepparent Liability (RCW 26.16.205)
[6] Parents Have Primary Duty to Pay Support
[7] Obligation to Support Sponsored Immigrant

§ 28.04 ROLE OF GOVERNMENT

[1] State Participants
[2] Public Assistance Cases
[3] Medical Assistance Only Cases
[4] Nonassistance Cases
[5] Payment Services Only Cases
[6] Spousal Support Only Cases
[7] Medical Support
[8] Noncustodial Parent Medical Support Cases
[9] Modification Services
[10] State Case Registry

§ 28.05 JUDICIAL ESTABLISHMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT

[1] Jurisdiction
[2] Procedure
[3] Prayer for Relief and Entry of Order
[4] Washington State Child Support Schedule

[a] Application
[b] Worksheet
[c] Gross Income
[d] Deductions
[e] Practical Considerations
[f] Imputation of Income
[g] Calculating the Basic Child Support Obligation
[h] Economic Table
[i] Health Care, Day Care, and Special Child-Rearing Expenses
[j] Presumptive Schedule and Deviations

[i] Economic Table Is Presumptive
[ii] Courts May Deviate for Any Appropriate Reason
[iii] Deviation for Residential Time
[iv] Deviation for Children From Other Relationships
[v] Deviations Must Be Supported by Findings of Fact

[k] Limitations in Setting Support
[l] High-Income Families

[5] Medical Support
[6] Drafting a Collectible Support Order

[a] Sum Certain
[b] Payment Arrangement—Support Registry or Alternate Plan
[c] Income Withholding

[7] Duty to Update Information
[8] Disparate Settlements in Lieu of Support
[9] Adjustment Clauses
[10] Security for the Support Payment
[11] Support for Multiple Children
[12] Preservation of Temporary Unpaid Support
[13] Notice to the State
[14] Support Order Summary Checklist

§ 28.06 ADMINISTRATIVE ESTABLISHMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT

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