Child support schedule

AN ACT Relating to implementing recommendations of the 2023 child 1
support schedule work group; amending RCW 26.19.065, 26.19.071, 2
26.19.080, 26.09.170, 26.23.050, 74.20A.055, 74.20A.056, 74.20A.059, 3
and 26.19.020; reenacting and amending RCW 26.09.004; adding new 4
sections to chapter 26.09 RCW; creating new sections; providing 5
effective dates; and providing an expiration date. 6
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:7
Sec. 1. RCW 26.19.065 and 2018 c 150 s 401 are each amended to 8
read as follows: 9
(1) Limit at ((forty-five)) 45 percent of a parent's net income. 10
Neither parent's child support obligation owed for all his or her 11
biological or legal children may exceed ((forty-five)) 45 percent of 12
net income except for good cause shown. 13
(a) Each child is entitled to a pro rata share of the income 14
available for support, but the court only applies the pro rata share 15
to the children in the case before the court. 16
(b) Before determining whether to apply the ((forty-five)) 45 17
percent limitation, the court must consider whether it would be 18
unjust to apply the limitation after considering the best interests 19
of the child and the circumstances of each parent. Such circumstances 20
include, but are not limited to, leaving insufficient funds in the 21
H-0002.1
HOUSE BILL 1014
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Schmidt, Walen, Timmons, Fey, Ormsby, and Hill
Prefiled 12/05/24. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee
on Civil Rights & Judiciary.
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custodial parent's household to meet the basic needs of the child, 1
comparative hardship to the affected households, assets or 2
liabilities, and any involuntary limits on either parent's earning 3
capacity including incarceration, disabilities, or incapacity.4
(c) Good cause includes, but is not limited to, possession of 5
substantial wealth, children with day care expenses, special medical 6
need, educational need, psychological need, and larger families.7
(2) Presumptive minimum support obligation. (a) When a parent's 8
monthly net income is below ((one hundred twenty-five )) 180 percent 9
of the federal poverty guideline for a one-person family, a support 10
order of not less than ((fifty dollars )) $50 per child per month 11
shall be entered unless the obligor parent establishes that it would 12
be unjust to do so in that particular case. The decision whether 13
there is a sufficient basis to deviate below the presumptive minimum 14
payment must take into consideration the best interests of the child 15
and the circumstances of each parent. Such circumstances can include 16
leaving insufficient funds in the custodial parent's household to 17
meet the basic needs of the child, comparative hardship to the 18
affected households, assets or liabilities, and earning capacity.19
(b) The basic support obligation of the parent making the 20
transfer payment, excluding health care, day care, and special child-21
rearing expenses, shall not reduce his or her net income below the 22
self-support reserve of ((one hundred twenty-five )) 180 percent of 23
the federal poverty level for a one-person family, except for the 24
presumptive minimum payment of ((fifty dollars )) $50 per child per 25
month or when it would be unjust to apply the self-support reserve 26
limitation after considering the best interests of the child and the 27
circumstances of each parent. Such circumstances include, but are not 28
limited to, leaving insufficient funds in the custodial parent's 29
household to meet the basic needs of the child, comparative hardship 30
to the affected households, assets or liabilities, and earning 31
capacity. This section shall not be construed to require monthly 32
substantiation of income. 33
(c)(i) When a parent's income is greater than the self-support 34
reserve of 180 percent of the federal poverty level for a one-person 35
household, neither parent's basic child support obligation owed for 36
all of the parent's biological or legal children may reduce that 37
parent's income below the self-support reserve of 180 percent of the 38
federal poverty guideline for a one-person household except for the 39
presumptive minimum of $50 per child per month.40
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(ii) Each child is entitled to a pro rata share of the income 1
available for support but the court only applies the pro rata share 2
to the children in the case before the court. Before determining 3
whether to apply this limitation, the court should consider whether 4
it would be unjust to apply the limitation after considering the best 5
interests of the child and the circumstances of each parent. Such 6
circumstances may include leaving insufficient funds in the custodial 7
parent's household to meet the basic needs of the child, comparative 8
hardship to the affected households, assets or liabilities, and 9
earning capacity.10
(3) Income above ((twelve thousand dollars )) $50,000. The 11
economic table is presumptive for combined monthly net incomes up to 12
and including ((twelve thousand dollars )) $50,000. When combined 13
monthly net income exceeds ((twelve thousand dollars )) $50,000, the 14
court may exceed the presumptive amount of support set for combined 15
monthly net incomes of ((twelve thousand dollars )) $50,000 upon 16
written findings of fact. 17
Sec. 2. RCW 26.19.071 and 2020 c 227 s 2 are each amended to 18
read as follows: 19
(1) Consideration of all income. All income and resources of each 20
parent's household shall be disclosed and considered by the court 21
when the court determines the child support obligation of each 22
parent. Only the income of the parents of the children whose support 23
is at issue shall be calculated for purposes of calculating the basic 24
support obligation. Income and resources of any other person shall 25
not be included in calculating the basic support obligation.26
(2) Verification of income. Tax returns for the preceding two 27
years and current paystubs shall be provided to verify income and 28
deductions. Other sufficient verification shall be required for 29
income and deductions which do not appear on tax returns or paystubs.30
(3) Income sources included in gross monthly income. Except as 31
specifically excluded in subsection (4) of this section, monthly 32
gross income shall include income from any source, including:33
(a) Salaries; 34
(b) Wages; 35
(c) Commissions; 36
(d) Deferred compensation; 37
(e) Overtime, except as excluded for income in subsection (4)(i) 38
of this section; 39
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(f) Contract-related benefits; 1
(g) Income from second jobs, except as excluded for income in 2
subsection (4)(i) of this section; 3
(h) Dividends; 4
(i) Interest; 5
(j) Trust income; 6
(k) Severance pay; 7
(l) Annuities; 8
(m) Capital gains; 9
(n) Pension retirement benefits; 10
(o) Workers' compensation; 11
(p) Unemployment benefits; 12
(q) Maintenance actually received; 13
(r) Bonuses; 14
(s) Social security benefits; 15
(t) Disability insurance benefits; and 16
(u) Income from self-employment, rent, royalties, contracts, 17
proprietorship of a business, or joint ownership of a partnership or 18
closely held corporation. 19
(4) Income sources excluded from gross monthly income. The 20
following income and resources shall be disclosed but shall not be 21
included in gross income: 22
(a) Income of a new spouse or new domestic partner or income of 23
other adults in the household; 24
(b) Child support received from other relationships;25
(c) Gifts and prizes; 26
(d) Temporary assistance for needy families; 27
(e) Supplemental security income; 28
(f) Aged, blind, or disabled assistance benefits;29
(g) Pregnant women assistance benefits; 30
(h) Food stamps; and 31
(i) Overtime or income from second jobs beyond ((forty)) 40 hours 32
per week averaged over a ((twelve)) 12-month period worked to provide 33
for a current family's needs, to retire past relationship debts, or 34
to retire child support debt, when the court finds the income will 35
cease when the party has paid off his or her debts.36
Receipt of income and resources from temporary assistance for 37
needy families, supplemental security income, aged, blind, or 38
disabled assistance benefits, and food stamps shall not be a reason 39
to deviate from the standard calculation. 40
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(5) Determination of net income. The following expenses shall be 1
disclosed and deducted from gross monthly income to calculate net 2
monthly income: 3
(a) Federal and state income taxes; 4
(b) Federal insurance contributions act deductions;5
(c) Mandatory pension plan payments; 6
(d) Mandatory union or professional dues; 7
(e) Other mandatory state deductions, such as mandatory state 8
insurance premiums actually paid, including for the paid family and 9
medical leave program and long-term services and supports trust 10
program;11
(f) State industrial insurance premiums; 12
(((f))) (g) Court-ordered maintenance to the extent actually 13
paid; 14
(((g))) (h) Up to ((five thousand dollars )) $5,000 per year in 15
voluntary retirement contributions actually made if the contributions 16
show a pattern of contributions during the one-year period preceding 17
the action establishing the child support order unless there is a 18
determination that the contributions were made for the purpose of 19
reducing child support; and 20
(((h))) (i) Normal business expenses and self-employment taxes 21
for self-employed persons. Justification shall be required for any 22
business expense deduction about which there is disagreement.23
Items deducted from gross income under this subsection shall not 24
be a reason to deviate from the standard calculation.25
(6) Imputation of income. The court shall impute income to a 26
parent when the parent is voluntarily unemployed or voluntarily 27
underemployed. The court shall determine whether the parent is 28
voluntarily underemployed or voluntarily unemployed based upon that 29
parent's assets, residence, employment and earnings history, job 30
skills, educational attainment, literacy, health, age, criminal 31
record, dependency court obligations, and other employment barriers, 32
record of seeking work, the local job market, the availability of 33
employers willing to hire the parent, the prevailing earnings level 34
in the local community, or any other relevant factors. A court shall 35
not impute income to a parent who is gainfully employed on a full-36
time basis, unless the court finds that the parent is voluntarily 37
underemployed and finds that the parent is purposely underemployed to 38
reduce the parent's child support obligation. Income shall not be 39
imputed for an unemployable parent. Income shall not be imputed to a 40
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parent to the extent the parent is unemployed or significantly 1
underemployed due to the parent's efforts to comply with court-2
ordered reunification efforts under chapter 13.34 RCW or under a 3
voluntary placement agreement with an agency supervising the child.4
(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, in the absence 5
of records of a parent's actual earnings, the court shall impute a 6
parent's income in the following order of priority:7
(i) Full-time earnings at the current rate of pay;8
(ii) Full-time earnings at the historical rate of pay based on 9
reliable information, such as employment security department data;10
(iii) Full-time earnings at a past rate of pay where information 11
is incomplete or sporadic; 12
(iv) Earnings of ((thirty-two)) 32 hours per week at minimum wage 13
in the jurisdiction where the parent resides if the parent is on or 14
recently coming off temporary assistance for needy families or 15
recently coming off aged, blind, or disabled assistance benefits, 16
pregnant women assistance benefits, essential needs and housing 17
support, supplemental security income, or disability, has recently 18
been released from incarceration, or is a recent high school 19
graduate. Imputation of earnings at ((thirty-two)) 32 hours per week 20
under this subsection is a rebuttable presumption;21
(v) Full-time earnings at minimum wage in the jurisdiction where 22
the parent resides if the parent has a recent history of minimum wage 23
earnings, has never been employed and has no earnings history, or has 24
no significant earnings history; 25
(vi) Median net monthly income of year-round full-time workers as 26
derived from the United States bureau of census, current population 27
reports, or such replacement report as published by the bureau of 28
census. 29
(b) When a parent is currently enrolled in high school full-time, 30
the court shall consider the totality of the circumstances of both 31
parents when determining whether each parent is voluntarily 32
unemployed or voluntarily underemployed. If a parent who is currently 33
enrolled in high school is determined to be voluntarily unemployed or 34
voluntarily underemployed, the court shall impute income at earnings 35
of ((twenty)) 20 hours per week at minimum wage in the jurisdiction 36
where that parent resides. Imputation of earnings at ((twenty)) 20 37
hours per week under this subsection is a rebuttable presumption.38
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Sec. 3. RCW 26.19.080 and 2009 c 84 s 5 are each amended to read 1
as follows: 2
(1) The basic child support obligation derived from the economic 3
table shall be allocated between the parents based on each parent's 4
share of the combined monthly net income. 5
(2) Health care costs are not included in the economic table. 6
Monthly health care costs shall be shared by the parents in the same 7
proportion as the basic child support obligation. Health care costs 8
shall include, but not be limited to, medical, dental, orthodontia, 9
vision, chiropractic, mental health treatment, prescription 10
medications, and other similar costs for care and treatment.11
(3) Day care and special child rearing expenses, such as tuition 12
and long-distance transportation costs to and from the parents for 13
visitation purposes, are not included in the economic table. These 14
expenses shall be shared by the parents in the same proportion as the 15
basic child support obligation. If an obligor pays court or 16
administratively ordered day care or special child rearing expenses 17
that are not actually incurred, the obligee must reimburse the 18
obligor for the overpayment if the overpayment amounts to at least 19
((twenty)) 20 percent of the obligor's annual day care or special 20
child rearing expenses. The obligor may institute an action in the 21
superior court or file an application for an adjudicative hearing 22
with the department of social and health services for reimbursement 23
of day care and special child rearing expense overpayments that 24
amount to ((twenty)) 20 percent or more of the obligor's annual day 25
care and special child rearing expenses. Any ordered overpayment 26
reimbursement shall be applied first as an offset to child support 27
arrearages of the obligor. If the obligor does not have child support 28
arrearages, the reimbursement may be in the form of a direct 29
reimbursement by the obligee or a credit against the obligor's future 30
support payments. If the reimbursement is in the form of a credit 31
against the obligor's future child support payments, the credit shall 32
be spread equally over a ((twelve)) 12-month period. Absent agreement 33
of the obligee, nothing in this section entitles an obligor to pay 34
more than his or her proportionate share of day care or other special 35
child rearing expenses in advance and then deduct the overpayment 36
from future support transfer payments. 37
(4) Mandatory educational expenses and optional educational 38
expenses are not included in the economic table. These expenses must 39
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be shared by the parents in the same proportion as the basic child 1
support obligation. 2
(5) The court may exercise its discretion to determine the 3
necessity for and the reasonableness of all amounts ordered in excess 4
of the basic child support obligation. 5
Sec. 4. RCW 26.09.004 and 2009 c 502 s 1 are each reenacted and 6
amended to read as follows: 7
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.8
(1) "Department" means the department of social and health 9
services.10
(2) "Incapacitation" or "incapacitated" means the inability to 11
pay child support due to participation in court-ordered treatment for 12
a behavioral health disorder issued under chapter 71.05 RCW.13
(3) "Military duties potentially impacting parenting functions" 14
means those obligations imposed, voluntarily or involuntarily, on a 15
parent serving in the armed forces that may interfere with that 16
parent's abilities to perform his or her parenting functions under a 17
temporary or permanent parenting plan. Military duties potentially 18
impacting parenting functions include, but are not limited to:19
(a) "Deployment," which means the temporary transfer of a service 20
member serving in an active -duty status to another location in 21
support of a military operation, to include any tour of duty 22
classified by the member's branch of the armed forces as "remote" or 23
"unaccompanied"; 24
(b) "Activation" or "mobilization," which means the call -up of a 25
national guard or reserve service member to extended active -duty 26
status. For purposes of this definition, "mobilization" does not 27
include national guard or reserve annual training, inactive duty 28
days, or drill weekends; or 29
(c) "Temporary duty," which means the transfer of a service 30
member from one military base or the service member's home to a 31
different location, usually another base, for a limited period of 32
time to accomplish training or to assist in the performance of a 33
noncombat mission. 34
(((2))) (4) "Parenting functions" means those aspects of the 35
parent-child relationship in which the parent makes decisions and 36
performs functions necessary for the care and growth of the child. 37
Parenting functions include: 38
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(a) Maintaining a loving, stable, consistent, and nurturing 1
relationship with the child; 2
(b) Attending to the daily needs of the child, such as feeding, 3
clothing, physical care and grooming, supervision, health care, and 4
day care, and engaging in other activities which are appropriate to 5
the developmental level of the child and that are within the social 6
and economic circumstances of the particular family;7
(c) Attending to adequate education for the child, including 8
remedial or other education essential to the best interests of the 9
child; 10
(d) Assisting the child in developing and maintaining appropriate 11
interpersonal relationships; 12
(e) Exercising appropriate judgment regarding the child's 13
welfare, consistent with the child's developmental level and the 14
family's social and economic circumstances; and 15
(f) Providing for the financial support of the child.16
(((3))) (5) "Permanent parenting plan" means a plan for parenting 17
the child, including allocation of parenting functions, which plan is 18
incorporated in any final decree or decree of modification in an 19
action for dissolution of marriage or domestic partnership, 20
declaration of invalidity, or legal separation. 21
(((4))) (6) "Temporary parenting plan" means a plan for parenting 22
of the child pending final resolution of any action for dissolution 23
of marriage or domestic partnership, declaration of invalidity, or 24
legal separation which is incorporated in a temporary order.25
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. A new section is added to chapter 26.09 26
RCW to read as follows: 27
(1) When a child support order contains language providing for 28
abatement based on incapacitation of the person required to pay child 29
support, there is a rebuttable presumption that an incapacitated 30
person is unable to pay the child support obligation. The presumption 31
may be rebutted by evidence demonstrating that the person required to 32
pay support has possession of, or access to, income or assets 33
available to provide support while incapacitated. Unless the 34
presumption is rebutted, the provisions of subsection (3) of this 35
section apply. 36
(2)(a) If the child support order does not contain language 37
providing for abatement based on incapacitation of the person 38
required to pay support, the department, the person required to pay 39
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support, the payee under the order, or the person entitled to receive 1
support may commence an action in the appropriate forum to:2
(i) Modify or amend the support order to contain abatement 3
language; and 4
(ii) Abate the person's child support obligation due to current 5
incapacitation for a maximum of six months. 6
(b) In a proceeding brought under this subsection, there is a 7
rebuttable presumption that an incapacitated person is unable to pay 8
the child support obligation. The department, the payee under the 9
order, or the person entitled to receive support, may rebut the 10
presumption by demonstrating that the person required to pay support 11
has possession of, or access to, income or assets available to 12
provide support while incapacitated. 13
(c) Unless the presumption is rebutted, the provisions of 14
subsection (3) of this section apply. 15
(3) If the court or administrative forum determines that 16
abatement of support is appropriate: 17
(a) The child support obligation under the order in front of the 18
court will be abated to $50 per month per child while the person 19
required to pay support is undergoing court-ordered behavioral health 20
treatment. 21
(b) Abatement of the support obligation to $50 per month per 22
child will remain in place until the earlier of: The last day of the 23
month in which the person is discharged from court-ordered behavioral 24
health treatment; or the last day of the sixth month after the 25
effective date of the abatement. 26
(c) After abatement of support is terminated, the support 27
obligation of the person required to pay support under the order is 28
automatically reinstated at 100 percent of the support amount 29
provided in the underlying order. 30
(4) The effective date of abatement of a child support obligation 31
based on incapacitation to $50 per month per child is the date on 32
which the court order for treatment for a behavioral health disorder 33
is entered. However: 34
(a) The person required to pay support is not entitled to a 35
refund of any support collections or payments that were received by 36
the department prior to the date on which the department is notified 37
of the incapacitation; and 38
(b) The department, the payee under the order, or the person 39
entitled to receive support is not required to refund any support 40
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collections or payments that were received by the department prior to 1
the date on which the department is notified of incapacitation.2
(5) Abatement of a child support obligation based on 3
incapacitation of the person required to pay support does not 4
constitute modification or adjustment of the order.5
(6) Abatement of a child support obligation based on 6
incapacitation of the person required to pay support shall only be 7
approved one time in a person's lifetime, regardless of whether the 8
abatement lasted the full six months. 9
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. A new section is added to chapter 26.09 10
RCW to read as follows: 11
(1) When a child support order contains language regarding 12
abatement to $50 per month per child based on incapacitation of the 13
person required to pay support, and the department is notified that 14
the person is currently undergoing court-ordered behavioral health 15
treatment, the department must: 16
(a) Review the support order for abatement once the department 17
receives notice from the person required to pay support or someone 18
acting on the person's behalf that the person may qualify for 19
abatement of support; 20
(b) Review its records and other available information to 21
determine if the person required to pay support has possession of, or 22
access to, income or assets available to provide support while 23
incapacitated; and 24
(c) Decide whether abatement of the person's support obligation 25
is appropriate. 26
(2) If the department decides that abatement of the person's 27
support obligation is appropriate, the department must notify the 28
person required to pay support, and the payee under the order or the 29
person entitled to receive support, that the person's support 30
obligation has been abated and that the abatement will continue while 31
the person is undergoing court-ordered behavioral health treatment 32
for a maximum of six months. The department, the person required to 33
pay support, and the payee under the order or the person entitled to 34
receive support, have the right to an administrative hearing under 35
chapter 34.05 RCW regarding the determination. 36
(3) If the department decides that abatement of the person's 37
support obligation is not appropriate, the department must notify the 38
person required to pay support and the payee under the order or the 39
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person entitled to receive support, that the department does not 1
believe that abatement of the support obligation should occur. The 2
department, the person required to pay support, and the payee under 3
the order or the person entitled to receive support, have the right 4
to an administrative hearing under chapter 34.05 RCW regarding the 5
determination. 6
NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. A new section is added to chapter 26.09 7
RCW to read as follows: 8
When a court or administrative order does not contain language 9
regarding abatement based on incapacitation of the person required to 10
pay support and the department receives notice that the person is 11
currently undergoing court-ordered behavioral health treatment, the 12
department must refer the case to the appropriate forum for a 13
determination of whether the order should be modified or amended to:14
(1) Contain abatement language as provided in section 5 of this 15
act; and 16
(2) Abate the person's child support obligation due to current 17
incapacitation in accordance with section 5 of this act.18
Sec. 8. RCW 26.09.170 and 2020 c 227 s 13 are each amended to 19
read as follows: 20
(1) Except as otherwise provided in RCW 26.09.070(7), the 21
provisions of any decree respecting maintenance or support may be 22
modified: (a) Only as to installments accruing subsequent to the 23
petition for modification or motion for adjustment except motions to 24
compel court-ordered adjustments, which shall be effective as of the 25
first date specified in the decree for implementing the adjustment; 26
and, (b) except as otherwise provided in this section, only upon a 27
showing of a substantial change of circumstances. The provisions as 28
to property disposition may not be revoked or modified, unless the 29
court finds the existence of conditions that justify the reopening of 30
a judgment under the laws of this state. 31
(2) Unless otherwise agreed in writing or expressly provided in 32
the decree the obligation to pay future maintenance is terminated 33
upon the death of either party or the remarriage of the party 34
receiving maintenance or registration of a new domestic partnership 35
of the party receiving maintenance. 36
(3) Unless otherwise agreed in writing or expressly provided in 37
the decree, provisions for the support of a child are terminated by 38
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emancipation of the child or by the death of the person required to 1
pay support for the child. 2
(4) Unless expressly provided by an order of the superior court 3
or a court of comparable jurisdiction, provisions for the support of 4
a child are terminated upon the marriage or registration of a 5
domestic partnership to each other of parties to a paternity or 6
parentage order, or upon the remarriage or registration of a domestic 7
partnership to each other of parties to a decree of dissolution. The 8
remaining provisions of the order, including provisions establishing 9
parentage, remain in effect. 10
(5)(a) A party to an order of child support may petition for a 11
modification based upon a showing of substantially changed 12
circumstances at any time. 13
(b) The voluntary unemployment or voluntary underemployment of 14
the person required to pay support, by itself, is not a substantial 15
change of circumstances. 16
(6) An order of child support may be modified at any time to add 17
language regarding abatement to ((ten dollars )) $10 per month per 18
order due to the incarceration of the person required to pay support, 19
as provided in RCW 26.09.320, or abatement to $50 per month per child 20
due to incapacitation of the person required to pay support, as 21
provided in section 5 of this act. 22
(a) The department of social and health services, the person 23
entitled to receive support or the payee under the order, or the 24
person required to pay support may petition for a prospective 25
modification of a child support order if ((the)): (i) The person 26
required to pay support is currently confined in a jail, prison, or 27
correctional facility for at least six months or is serving a 28
sentence greater than six months in a jail, prison, or correctional 29
facility, and the support order does not contain language regarding 30
abatement due to incarceration ; or (ii) the person required to pay 31
support is currently undergoing court-ordered behavioral health 32
treatment and the support order does not contain language regarding 33
abatement due to incapacitation. 34
(b) The petition may only be filed if the person required to pay 35
support is currently incarcerated or incapacitated.36
(c) As part of the petition for modification, the petitioner may 37
also request that the support obligation be abated to ((ten dollars)) 38
$10 per month per order due to incarceration, as provided in RCW 39
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26.09.320, or abated to $50 per month per child due to 1
incapacitation, as provided in section 5 of this act.2
(7) An order of child support may be modified without showing a 3
substantial change of circumstances if the requested modification is 4
to ((modify)): (a) Modify an existing order when the person required 5
to pay support has been released from incarceration, as provided in 6
RCW 26.09.320(3)(d); or (b) modify an existing order when the person 7
required to pay support has been discharged from court-ordered 8
behavioral health treatment, as provided in section 5 of this act.9
(8) An order of child support may be modified one year or more 10
after it has been entered without a showing of substantially changed 11
circumstances: 12
(a) If the order in practice works a severe economic hardship on 13
either party or the child; 14
(b) If a child is still in high school, upon a finding that there 15
is a need to extend support beyond the eighteenth birthday to 16
complete high school; or 17
(c) To add an automatic adjustment of support provision 18
consistent with RCW 26.09.100. 19
(9)(a) If ((twenty-four)) 24 months have passed from the date of 20
the entry of the order or the last adjustment or modification, 21
whichever is later, the order may be adjusted without a showing of 22
substantially changed circumstances based upon: 23
(i) Changes in the income of the person required to pay support, 24
or of the payee under the order or the person entitled to receive 25
support who is a parent of the child or children covered by the 26
order; or 27
(ii) Changes in the economic table or standards in chapter 26.19 28
RCW. 29
(b) Either party may initiate the adjustment by filing a motion 30
and child support worksheets. 31
(c) If the court adjusts or modifies a child support obligation 32
pursuant to this subsection by more than ((thirty)) 30 percent and 33
the change would cause significant hardship, the court may implement 34
the change in two equal increments, one at the time of the entry of 35
the order and the second six months from the entry of the order. 36
Twenty-four months must pass following the second change before a 37
motion for another adjustment under this subsection may be filed.38
(10)(a) The department of social and health services may file an 39
action to modify or adjust an order of child support if public 40
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assistance money is being paid to or for the benefit of the child and 1
the department has determined that the child support order is at 2
least ((fifteen)) 15 percent above or below the appropriate child 3
support amount set forth in the standard calculation as defined in 4
RCW 26.19.011. 5
(b) The department of social and health services may file an 6
action to modify or adjust an order of child support in a 7
nonassistance case if: 8
(i) The department has determined that the child support order is 9
at least ((fifteen)) 15 percent above or below the appropriate child 10
support amount set forth in the standard calculation as defined in 11
RCW 26.19.011; 12
(ii) The department has determined the case meets the 13
department's review criteria; and 14
(iii) A party to the order or another state or jurisdiction has 15
requested a review. 16
(c) If incarceration of the person required to pay support is the 17
basis for the difference between the existing child support order 18
amount and the proposed amount of support determined as a result of a 19
review, the department may file an action to modify or adjust an 20
order of child support even if: 21
(i) There is no other change of circumstances; and22
(ii) The change in support does not meet the ((fifteen)) 15 23
percent threshold. 24
(d) The determination of whether the child support order is at 25
least ((fifteen)) 15 percent above or below the appropriate child 26
support amount must be based on the current income of the parties.27
(11) The department of social and health services may file an 28
action to modify or adjust an order of child support under 29
subsections (5) through (9) of this section if: 30
(a) Public assistance money is being paid to or for the benefit 31
of the child; 32
(b) A party to the order in a nonassistance case has requested a 33
review; or 34
(c) Another state or jurisdiction has requested a modification of 35
the order. 36
(12) If testimony other than affidavit is required in any 37
proceeding under this section, a court of this state shall permit a 38
party or witness to be deposed or to testify under penalty of perjury 39
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by telephone, audiovisual means, or other electronic means, unless 1
good cause is shown. 2
Sec. 9. RCW 26.23.050 and 2022 c 243 s 4 are each amended to 3
read as follows: 4
(1) If the division of child support is providing support 5
enforcement services under RCW 26.23.045, or if a party is applying 6
for support enforcement services by signing the application form on 7
the bottom of the support order, the superior court shall include in 8
all court orders that establish or modify a support obligation:9
(a) A provision that orders and directs the person required to 10
pay support to make all support payments to the Washington state 11
support registry; 12
(b) A statement that withholding action may be taken against 13
wages, earnings, assets, or benefits, and liens enforced against real 14
and personal property under the child support statutes of this or any 15
other state, without further notice to the person required to pay 16
support at any time after entry of the court order, unless:17
(i) One of the parties demonstrates, and the court finds, that 18
there is good cause not to require immediate income withholding and 19
that withholding should be delayed until a payment is past due; or20
(ii) The parties reach a written agreement that is approved by 21
the court that provides for an alternate arrangement;22
(c) A statement that the payee under the order or the person 23
entitled to receive support might be required to submit an accounting 24
of how the support, including any cash medical support, is being 25
spent to benefit the child; 26
(d) A statement that a party to the support order who is required 27
to provide health care coverage for the child or children covered by 28
the order must notify the division of child support and the other 29
party to the support order when the coverage terminates;30
(e) A statement that any privilege of the person required to pay 31
support to obtain and maintain a license, as defined in RCW 32
74.20A.320, may not be renewed, or may be suspended if the person is 33
not in compliance with a support order as provided in RCW 74.20A.320; 34
((and))35
(f) A statement that the support obligation under the order may 36
be abated as provided in RCW 26.09.320 if the person required to pay 37
support is confined in a jail, prison, or correctional facility for 38
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at least six months, or is serving a sentence greater than six months 1
in a jail, prison, or correctional facility; and2
(g) A statement that the support obligation under the order may 3
be abated as provided in section 5 of this act if the person required 4
to pay support is undergoing court-ordered behavioral health 5
treatment issued under chapter 71.05 RCW. 6
As used in this subsection and subsection (3) of this section, 7
"good cause not to require immediate income withholding" means a 8
written determination of why implementing immediate wage withholding 9
would not be in the child's best interests and, in modification 10
cases, proof of timely payment of previously ordered support.11
(2) In all other cases not under subsection (1) of this section, 12
the court may order the person required to pay support to make 13
payments directly to the person entitled to receive the payments, to 14
the Washington state support registry, or may order that payments be 15
made in accordance with an alternate arrangement agreed upon by the 16
parties. 17
(a) The superior court shall include in all orders under this 18
subsection that establish or modify a support obligation:19
(i) A statement that withholding action may be taken against 20
wages, earnings, assets, or benefits, and liens enforced against real 21
and personal property under the child support statutes of this or any 22
other state, without further notice to the person required to pay 23
support at any time after entry of the court order, unless:24
(A) One of the parties demonstrates, and the court finds, that 25
there is good cause not to require immediate income withholding and 26
that withholding should be delayed until a payment is past due; or27
(B) The parties reach a written agreement that is approved by the 28
court that provides for an alternate arrangement; 29
(ii) A statement that the payee under the order or the person 30
entitled to receive support may be required to submit an accounting 31
of how the support is being spent to benefit the child;32
(iii) A statement that any party to the order required to provide 33
health care coverage for the child or children covered by the order 34
must notify the division of child support and the other party to the 35
order when the coverage terminates; and 36
(iv) A statement that a party to the order seeking to enforce the 37
other party's obligation to provide health care coverage may:38
(A) File a motion in the underlying superior court action; or39
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(B) If there is not already an underlying superior court action, 1
initiate an action in the superior court. 2
As used in this subsection, "good cause not to require immediate 3
income withholding" is any reason that the court finds appropriate.4
(b) The superior court may order immediate or delayed income 5
withholding as follows: 6
(i) Immediate income withholding may be ordered if the person 7
required to pay support has earnings. If immediate income withholding 8
is ordered under this subsection, all support payments shall be paid 9
to the Washington state support registry. The superior court shall 10
issue a mandatory wage assignment order as set forth in chapter 26.18 11
RCW when the support order is signed by the court. The payee under 12
the order or the person entitled to receive the transfer payment is 13
responsible for serving the employer with the order and for its 14
enforcement as set forth in chapter 26.18 RCW. 15
(ii) If immediate income withholding is not ordered, the court 16
shall require that income withholding be delayed until a payment is 17
past due. The support order shall contain a statement that 18
withholding action may be taken against wages, earnings, assets, or 19
benefits, and liens enforced against real and personal property under 20
the child support statutes of this or any other state, without 21
further notice to the person required to pay support, after a payment 22
is past due. 23
(c) If a mandatory income withholding order under chapter 26.18 24
RCW is issued under this subsection and the division of child support 25
provides support enforcement services under RCW 26.23.045, the 26
existing wage withholding assignment is prospectively superseded upon 27
the division of child support's subsequent service of an income 28
withholding order. 29
(3) The office of administrative hearings and the department of 30
social and health services shall require that all support obligations 31
established as administrative orders include a provision which orders 32
and directs that the person required to pay support shall make all 33
support payments to the Washington state support registry. All 34
administrative orders shall also state that any privilege of the 35
person required to pay support to obtain and maintain a license, as 36
defined in RCW 74.20A.320, may not be renewed, or may be suspended if 37
the person is not in compliance with a support order as provided in 38
RCW 74.20A.320. All administrative orders shall also state that 39
withholding action may be taken against wages, earnings, assets, or 40
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benefits, and liens enforced against real and personal property under 1
the child support statutes of this or any other state without further 2
notice to the person required to pay support at any time after entry 3
of the order, unless: 4
(a) One of the parties demonstrates, and the presiding officer 5
finds, that there is good cause not to require immediate income 6
withholding; or 7
(b) The parties reach a written agreement that is approved by the 8
presiding officer that provides for an alternate agreement.9
(4) If the support order does not include the provision ordering 10
and directing that all payments be made to the Washington state 11
support registry and a statement that withholding action may be taken 12
against wages, earnings, assets, or benefits if a support payment is 13
past due or at any time after the entry of the order, or that 14
licensing privileges of the person required to pay support may not be 15
renewed, or may be suspended, the division of child support may serve 16
a notice on the person stating such requirements and authorizations. 17
Service may be by personal service or any form of mail requiring a 18
return receipt. 19
(5) Every support order shall state: 20
(a) The address where the support payment is to be sent;21
(b) That withholding action may be taken against wages, earnings, 22
assets, or benefits, and liens enforced against real and personal 23
property under the child support statutes of this or any other state, 24
without further notice to the person required to pay support at any 25
time after entry of a support order, unless: 26
(i) One of the parties demonstrates, and the court finds, that 27
there is good cause not to require immediate income withholding; or28
(ii) The parties reach a written agreement that is approved by 29
the court that provides for an alternate arrangement;30
(c) The income of the parties, if known, or that their income is 31
unknown and the income upon which the support award is based;32
(d) The support award as a sum certain amount;33
(e) The specific day or date on which the support payment is due;34
(f) The names and ages of the dependent children;35
(g) A provision requiring both the person required to pay 36
support, and the payee under the order or the person entitled to 37
receive support who is a parent of the child or children covered by 38
the order, to keep the Washington state support registry informed of 39
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whether he or she has access to health care coverage at reasonable 1
cost and, if so, the health care coverage information;2
(h) That either or both the person required to pay support, and 3
the payee under the order or the person entitled to receive support 4
who is a parent of the child or children covered by the order, shall 5
be obligated to provide medical support for a child or children 6
covered by the order through health care coverage if:7
(i) The person obligated to provide medical support provides 8
accessible coverage for the child or children through private or 9
public health care coverage; or 10
(ii) Coverage that can be extended to cover the child or children 11
is or becomes available to the person obligated to provide medical 12
support through employment or is union-related; or13
(iii) In the absence of such coverage, through an additional sum 14
certain amount, as that obligated person's monthly payment toward the 15
premium as provided under RCW 26.09.105; 16
(i) That a person obligated to provide medical support who is 17
providing health care coverage must notify both the division of child 18
support and the other party to the order when coverage terminates;19
(j) That if proof of health care coverage or proof that the 20
coverage is unavailable is not provided within ((twenty)) 20 days, 21
the person seeking enforcement or the department may seek direct 22
enforcement of the coverage through the employer or union of the 23
person required to provide medical support without further notice to 24
the person as provided under chapter 26.18 RCW; 25
(k) The reasons for not ordering health care coverage if the 26
order fails to require such coverage; 27
(l) That any privilege of the person required to pay support to 28
obtain and maintain a license, as defined in RCW 74.20A.320, may not 29
be renewed, or may be suspended if the person is not in compliance 30
with a support order as provided in RCW 74.20A.320;31
(m) That each party to the support order must:32
(i) Promptly file with the court and update as necessary the 33
confidential information form required by subsection (7) of this 34
section; and 35
(ii) Provide the state case registry and update as necessary the 36
information required by subsection (7) of this section; and37
(n) That parties to administrative support orders shall provide 38
to the state case registry and update as necessary their residential 39
addresses and the address of the employer of the person required to 40
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pay support. The division of child support may adopt rules that 1
govern the collection of parties' current residence and mailing 2
addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, social security 3
numbers, the names of the children, social security numbers of the 4
children, dates of birth of the children, driver's license numbers, 5
and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the parties' 6
employers to enforce an administrative support order. The division of 7
child support shall not release this information if the division of 8
child support determines that there is reason to believe that release 9
of the information may result in physical or emotional harm to the 10
party or to the child, or a restraining order or protective order is 11
in effect to protect one party from the other party.12
(6) After the person required to pay support has been ordered or 13
notified to make payments to the Washington state support registry 14
under this section, that person shall be fully responsible for making 15
all payments to the Washington state support registry and shall be 16
subject to payroll deduction or other income -withholding action. The 17
person required to pay support shall not be entitled to credit 18
against a support obligation for any payments made to a person or 19
agency other than to the Washington state support registry except as 20
provided under RCW 74.20.101. A civil action may be brought by the 21
person required to pay support to recover payments made to persons or 22
agencies who have received and retained support moneys paid contrary 23
to the provisions of this section. 24
(7) All petitioners and parties to all court actions under 25
chapters 26.09, 26.12, 26.18, 26.21A, 26.23, 26.26A, 26.26B, and 26
26.27 RCW and minor guardianships under chapter 11.130 RCW shall 27
complete to the best of their knowledge a verified and signed 28
confidential information form or equivalent that provides the 29
parties' current residence and mailing addresses, telephone numbers, 30
dates of birth, social security numbers, driver's license numbers, 31
and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the parties' 32
employers, to ensure that the parties' information is added to the 33
judicial information system's person database. The clerk of the court 34
shall not accept petitions, except in parentage actions initiated by 35
the state, orders of child support, decrees of dissolution, or 36
parentage orders for filing in such actions unless accompanied by the 37
confidential information form or equivalent, or unless the 38
confidential information form or equivalent is already on file with 39
the court clerk. In lieu of or in addition to requiring the parties 40
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to complete a separate confidential information form, the clerk may 1
collect the information in electronic form. The clerk of the court 2
shall transmit the confidential information form or its data to the 3
division of child support with a copy of the order of child support 4
or parentage order, and may provide copies of the confidential 5
information form or its data and any related findings, decrees, 6
parenting plans, orders, or other documents to the state 7
administrative agency that administers Title IV -A, IV-D, IV-E, or XIX 8
of the federal social security act. In state initiated parentage 9
actions, the parties adjudicated the parents of the child or children 10
shall complete the confidential information form or equivalent or the 11
state's attorney of record may complete that form to the best of the 12
attorney's knowledge. 13
(8) The department has rule-making authority to enact rules 14
consistent with 42 U.S.C. Sec. 652 (f) and 42 U.S.C. Sec. 666 (a)(19) 15
as amended by section 7307 of the deficit reduction act of 2005. 16
Additionally, the department has rule-making authority to implement 17
regulations required under 45 C.F.R. Parts 302, 303, 304, 305, and 18
308. 19
Sec. 10. RCW 74.20A.055 and 2020 c 227 s 10 are each amended to 20
read as follows: 21
(1) The secretary may, if there is no order that establishes a 22
person's support obligation or specifically relieves the person 23
required to pay support of a support obligation or pursuant to an 24
establishment of parentage under chapter 26.26A or 26.26B RCW, serve 25
on the person or persons required to pay support and the person 26
entitled to receive support a notice and finding of financial 27
responsibility requiring those persons to appear and show cause in an 28
adjudicative proceeding why the finding of responsibility and/or the 29
amount thereof is incorrect, should not be finally ordered, but 30
should be rescinded or modified. This notice and finding shall relate 31
to the support debt accrued and/or accruing under this chapter and/or 32
RCW 26.16.205, including periodic payments to be made in the future. 33
The hearing shall be held pursuant to this section, chapter 34.05 34
RCW, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the rules of the 35
department. A person who has physical custody of a child has the same 36
rights under this section as a parent with whom the child resides.37
(2) The notice and finding of financial responsibility shall be 38
served in the same manner prescribed for the service of a summons in 39
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a civil action or may be served on the person required to pay support 1
by certified mail, return receipt requested. The receipt shall be 2
prima facie evidence of service. The notice shall be served upon the 3
person required to pay support within ((sixty)) 60 days from the date 4
the state assumes responsibility for the support of the dependent 5
child or children on whose behalf support is sought. If the notice is 6
not served within ((sixty)) 60 days from such date, the department 7
shall lose the right to reimbursement of payments made after the 8
((sixty)) 60-day period and before the date of notification: 9
PROVIDED, That if the department exercises reasonable efforts to 10
locate the person required to pay support and is unable to do so the 11
entire ((sixty)) 60-day period is tolled until such time as the 12
person can be located. The notice may be served upon the person 13
entitled to receive support who is the nonassistance applicant or 14
public assistance recipient by first -class mail to the last known 15
address. If the person entitled to receive support is not the 16
nonassistance applicant or public assistance recipient, service shall 17
be in the same manner as for the person required to pay support.18
(3) The notice and finding of financial responsibility shall set 19
forth the amount the department has determined the person required to 20
pay support owes, the support debt accrued and/or accruing, and 21
periodic payments to be made in the future. The notice and finding 22
shall also include: 23
(a) A statement of the name of the person entitled to receive 24
support and the name of the child or children for whom support is 25
sought; 26
(b) A statement of the amount of periodic future support payments 27
as to which financial responsibility is alleged; 28
(c) A statement that the person required to pay support or the 29
person entitled to receive support may object to all or any part of 30
the notice and finding, and file an application for an adjudicative 31
proceeding to show cause why the terms set forth in the notice should 32
not be ordered; 33
(d) A statement that, if neither the person required to pay 34
support nor the person entitled to receive support files in a timely 35
fashion an application for an adjudicative proceeding, the support 36
debt and payments stated in the notice and finding, including 37
periodic support payments in the future, shall be assessed and 38
determined and ordered by the department and that this debt and 39
amounts due under the notice shall be subject to collection action;40
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(e) A statement that the property of the person required to pay 1
support, without further advance notice or hearing, will be subject 2
to lien and foreclosure, distraint, seizure and sale, order to 3
withhold and deliver, notice of payroll deduction or other collection 4
action to satisfy the debt and enforce the support obligation 5
established under the notice; 6
(f) A statement that the person required to pay support, and the 7
payee under the order or the person entitled to receive support who 8
is a parent of the child or children covered by the order, are 9
responsible for either: 10
(i) Providing health care coverage for the child if accessible 11
coverage that can cover the child: 12
(A) Is available through health insurance or public health care 13
coverage; or 14
(B) Is or becomes available to the obligated person through that 15
person's employment or union; or 16
(ii) Paying a monthly payment toward the premium if no such 17
coverage is available, as provided under RCW 26.09.105; ((and))18
(g) A statement that the support obligation under the order may 19
be abated to ten dollars per month per order as provided in RCW 20
26.09.320 if the person required to pay support is confined in a 21
jail, prison, or correctional facility for at least six months, or is 22
serving a sentence greater than six months in a jail, prison, or 23
correctional facility; and24
(h) A statement that the support obligation under the order may 25
be abated to $50 per month per child as provided in section 5 of this 26
act if the person required to pay support is undergoing court-ordered 27
behavioral health treatment issued under chapter 71.05 RCW.28
(4) A person required to pay support or a person entitled to 29
receive support who objects to the notice and finding of financial 30
responsibility may file an application for an adjudicative proceeding 31
within ((twenty)) 20 days of the date of service of the notice or 32
thereafter as provided under this subsection. 33
(a) If the person required to pay support or the person entitled 34
to receive support files the application within ((twenty)) 20 days, 35
the office of administrative hearings shall schedule an adjudicative 36
proceeding to hear the party's or parties' objection and determine 37
the support obligation for the entire period covered by the notice 38
and finding of financial responsibility. The filing of the 39
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application stays collection action pending the entry of a final 1
administrative order; 2
(b) If both the person required to pay support and the person 3
entitled to receive support fail to file an application within 4
((twenty)) 20 days, the notice and finding shall become a final 5
administrative order. The amounts for current and future support and 6
the support debt stated in the notice are final and subject to 7
collection, except as provided under (c) and (d) of this subsection;8
(c) If the person required to pay support or the person entitled 9
to receive support files the application more than ((twenty)) 20 days 10
after, but within one year of the date of service, the office of 11
administrative hearings shall schedule an adjudicative proceeding to 12
hear the party's or parties' objection and determine the support 13
obligation for the entire period covered by the notice and finding of 14
financial responsibility. The filing of the application does not stay 15
further collection action, pending the entry of a final 16
administrative order, and does not affect any prior collection 17
action; 18
(d) If the person required to pay support or the person entitled 19
to receive support files the application more than one year after the 20
date of service, the office of administrative hearings shall schedule 21
an adjudicative proceeding at which the party who requested the late 22
hearing must show good cause for failure to file a timely 23
application. The filing of the application does not stay future 24
collection action and does not affect prior collection action:25
(i) If the presiding officer finds that good cause exists, the 26
presiding officer shall proceed to hear the party's objection to the 27
notice and determine the support obligation; 28
(ii) If the presiding officer finds that good cause does not 29
exist, the presiding officer shall treat the application as a 30
petition for prospective modification of the amount for current and 31
future support established under the notice and finding. In the 32
modification proceeding, the presiding officer shall set current and 33
future support under chapter 26.19 RCW. The petitioning party need 34
show neither good cause nor a substantial change of circumstances to 35
justify modification of current and future support;36
(e) If the support obligation was based upon imputed median net 37
income, the grant standard, or the family need standard, the division 38
of child support may file an application for adjudicative proceeding 39
more than ((twenty)) 20 days after the date of service of the notice. 40
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The office of administrative hearings shall schedule an adjudicative 1
proceeding and provide notice of the hearing to the person required 2
to pay support and the person entitled to receive support. The 3
presiding officer shall determine the support obligation for the 4
entire period covered by the notice, based upon credible evidence 5
presented by the division of child support, the person required to 6
pay support, or the person entitled to receive support, or may 7
determine that the support obligation set forth in the notice is 8
correct. The division of child support demonstrates good cause by 9
showing that the support obligation was based upon imputed median net 10
income, the grant standard, or the family need standard. The filing 11
of the application by the division of child support does not stay 12
further collection action, pending the entry of a final 13
administrative order, and does not affect any prior collection 14
action; 15
(f) The department shall retain and/or shall not refund support 16
money collected more than ((twenty)) 20 days after the date of 17
service of the notice. Money withheld as the result of collection 18
action shall be delivered to the department. The department shall 19
distribute such money, as provided in published rules.20
(5) If an application for an adjudicative proceeding is filed, 21
the presiding or reviewing officer shall determine the past liability 22
and responsibility, if any, of the person required to pay support and 23
shall also determine the amount of periodic payments to be made in 24
the future, which amount is not limited by the amount of any public 25
assistance payment made to or for the benefit of the child. If 26
deviating from the child support schedule in making these 27
determinations, the presiding or reviewing officer shall apply the 28
standards contained in the child support schedule and enter written 29
findings of fact supporting the deviation. 30
(6) If either the person required to pay support or the person 31
entitled to receive support fails to attend or participate in the 32
hearing or other stage of an adjudicative proceeding, upon a showing 33
of valid service, the presiding officer shall enter an order of 34
default against each party who did not appear and may enter an 35
administrative order declaring the support debt and payment 36
provisions stated in the notice and finding of financial 37
responsibility to be assessed and determined and subject to 38
collection action. The parties who appear may enter an agreed 39
settlement or consent order, which may be different than the terms of 40
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the department's notice. Any party who appears may choose to proceed 1
to the hearing, after the conclusion of which the presiding officer 2
or reviewing officer may enter an order that is different than the 3
terms stated in the notice, if the obligation is supported by 4
credible evidence presented by any party at the hearing.5
(7) The final administrative order establishing liability and/or 6
future periodic support payments shall be superseded upon entry of a 7
superior court order for support to the extent the superior court 8
order is inconsistent with the administrative order.9
(8) Debts determined pursuant to this section, accrued and not 10
paid, are subject to collection action under this chapter without 11
further necessity of action by a presiding or reviewing officer.12
(9) The department has rule-making authority to enact rules 13
consistent with 42 U.S.C. Sec. 652 (f) and 42 U.S.C. Sec. 666 (a)(19) 14
as amended by section 7307 of the deficit reduction act of 2005. 15
Additionally, the department has rule-making authority to implement 16
regulations required under 45 C.F.R. Parts 302, 303, 304, 305, and 17
308. 18
Sec. 11. RCW 74.20A.056 and 2020 c 227 s 11 are each amended to 19
read as follows: 20
(1)(a) If an acknowledged parent has signed an acknowledgment of 21
parentage that has been filed with the state registrar of vital 22
statistics: 23
(i) The division of child support may serve a notice and finding 24
of financial responsibility under RCW 74.20A.055 based on the 25
acknowledgment. The division of child support shall attach a copy of 26
the acknowledgment or certification of the birth record information 27
advising of the existence of a filed acknowledgment of parentage to 28
the notice; 29
(ii) The notice shall include a statement that the acknowledged 30
parent or any other signatory may commence a proceeding in court to 31
rescind or challenge the acknowledgment or denial of parentage under 32
RCW 26.26A.235 and 26.26A.240; 33
(iii) A statement that the person required to pay support, and 34
the payee under the order or the person entitled to receive support 35
who is a parent of the child or children covered by the order, are 36
responsible for providing health care coverage for the child if 37
accessible coverage that can be extended to cover the child is or 38
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becomes available to the obligated person through employment or is 1
union-related as provided under RCW 26.09.105; 2
(iv) The party commencing the action to rescind or challenge the 3
acknowledgment or denial must serve notice on the division of child 4
support and the office of the prosecuting attorney in the county in 5
which the proceeding is commenced. Commencement of a proceeding to 6
rescind or challenge the acknowledgment or denial stays the 7
establishment of the notice and finding of financial responsibility, 8
if the notice has not yet become a final order; ((and))9
(v) A statement that the support obligation under the order may 10
be abated to ((ten dollars)) $10 per month per order as provided in 11
RCW 26.09.320 if the person required to pay support is confined in a 12
jail, prison, or correctional facility for at least six months, or is 13
serving a sentence greater than six months in a jail, prison, or 14
correctional facility; and15
(vi) A statement that the support obligation under the order may 16
be abated to $50 per month per child as provided in section 5 of this 17
act if the person required to pay support is undergoing court-ordered 18
behavioral health treatment issued under chapter 71.05 RCW.19
(b) If neither party to the notice files an application for an 20
adjudicative proceeding or the signatories to the acknowledgment or 21
denial do not commence a proceeding to rescind or challenge the 22
acknowledgment of parentage, the amount of support stated in the 23
notice and finding of financial responsibility becomes final, subject 24
only to a subsequent determination under RCW 26.26A.400 through 25
26.26A.515 that the parent-child relationship does not exist. The 26
division of child support does not refund nor return any amounts 27
collected under a notice that becomes final under this section or RCW 28
74.20A.055, even if a court later determines that the acknowledgment 29
is void. 30
(c) An acknowledged parent or other party to the notice who 31
objects to the amount of support requested in the notice may file an 32
application for an adjudicative proceeding up to ((twenty)) 20 days 33
after the date the notice was served. An application for an 34
adjudicative proceeding may be filed within one year of service of 35
the notice and finding of parental responsibility without the 36
necessity for a showing of good cause or upon a showing of good cause 37
thereafter. An adjudicative proceeding under this section shall be 38
pursuant to RCW 74.20A.055. The only issues shall be the amount of 39
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the accrued debt and the amount of the current and future support 1
obligation. 2
(i) If the application for an adjudicative proceeding is filed 3
within ((twenty)) 20 days of service of the notice, collection action 4
shall be stayed pending a final decision by the department.5
(ii) If the application for an adjudicative proceeding is not 6
filed within ((twenty)) 20 days of the service of the notice, any 7
amounts collected under the notice shall be neither refunded nor 8
returned if the person required to pay support under the notice is 9
later found not to be required to pay support. 10
(d) If neither the acknowledged parent nor the person entitled to 11
receive support requests an adjudicative proceeding, or if no timely 12
action is brought to rescind or challenge the acknowledgment or 13
denial after service of the notice, the notice of financial 14
responsibility becomes final for all intents and purposes and may be 15
overturned only by a subsequent superior court order entered under 16
RCW 26.26A.400 through 26.26A.515. 17
(2) Acknowledgments of parentage are subject to requirements of 18
chapters 26.26A, 26.26B, and 70.58A RCW. 19
(3) The department and the department of health may adopt rules 20
to implement the requirements under this section. 21
(4) The department has rule-making authority to enact rules 22
consistent with 42 U.S.C. Sec. 652 (f) and 42 U.S.C. Sec. 666 (a)(19) 23
as amended by section 7307 of the deficit reduction act of 2005. 24
Additionally, the department has rule-making authority to implement 25
regulations required under 45 C.F.R. Parts 302, 303, 304, 305, and 26
308. 27
Sec. 12. RCW 74.20A.059 and 2020 c 227 s 12 are each amended to 28
read as follows: 29
(1) The department, the payee under the order or the person 30
entitled to receive support, or the person required to pay support 31
may petition for a prospective modification of a final administrative 32
order if: 33
(a) The administrative order has not been superseded by a 34
superior court order; and 35
(b) There has been a substantial change of circumstances, except 36
as provided under RCW 74.20A.055(4)(d) or subsection (2) of this 37
section. 38
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(2) The department, the person entitled to receive support, the 1
payee under the order, or ((the)): (a) The person required to pay 2
support may petition for a prospective modification of a final 3
administrative order if the person required to pay support is 4
currently confined in a jail, prison, or correctional facility for at 5
least six months or is serving a sentence greater than six months in 6
a jail, prison, or correctional facility, and the support order does 7
not contain language regarding abatement due to incarceration ; or (b) 8
the person required to pay support is currently undergoing court-9
ordered behavioral health treatment issued under chapter 71.05 RCW 10
and the support order does not contain language regarding abatement 11
due to incapacitation. 12
(((a))) (i) The petition may be filed at any time after the 13
administrative support order became a final order, as long as the 14
person required to pay support is currently incarcerated or 15
undergoing court-ordered behavioral health treatment.16
(((b))) (ii) As part of the petition for modification, the 17
petitioner may also request that the support obligation be abated to 18
((ten dollars )) $10 per month per order due to incarceration, as 19
provided in RCW 26.09.320, or abated to $50 per month per child due 20
to incapacitation, as provided in section 5 of this act.21
(3) An order of child support may be modified at any time without 22
a showing of substantially changed circumstances if incarceration of 23
the person required to pay support is the basis for the inconsistency 24
between the existing child support order amount and the amount of 25
support determined as a result of a review. 26
(4) An order of child support may be modified one year or more 27
after it has been entered without showing a substantial change of 28
circumstances: 29
(a) If the order in practice works a severe economic hardship on 30
either party or the child; or 31
(b) If a child is a full-time student and reasonably expected to 32
complete secondary school or the equivalent level of vocational or 33
technical training before the child becomes ((nineteen)) 19 years of 34
age upon a finding that there is a need to extend support beyond the 35
eighteenth birthday. 36
(5) An order may be modified without showing a substantial change 37
of circumstances if the requested modification is to:38
(a) Require medical support under RCW 26.09.105 for a child 39
covered by the order; 40
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(b) Modify an existing order for health care coverage; or1
(c) Modify an existing order when the person required to pay 2
support has been released from incarceration, as provided in RCW 3
26.09.320(3)(d), or when the person has been discharged from court-4
ordered behavioral health treatment issued under chapter 71.05 RCW, 5
as provided in section 5 of this act. 6
(6) Support orders may be adjusted once every ((twenty-four)) 24 7
months based upon changes in the income of the parties to the order 8
without a showing of substantially changed circumstances. This 9
provision does not mean that the income of a person entitled to 10
receive support who is not a parent of the child or children covered 11
by the order must be disclosed or be included in the calculations 12
under chapter 26.19 RCW when determining the support obligation.13
(7)(a) All administrative orders entered on, before, or after 14
September 1, 1991, may be modified based upon changes in the child 15
support schedule established in chapter 26.19 RCW without a 16
substantial change of circumstances. The petition may be filed based 17
on changes in the child support schedule after ((twelve)) 12 months 18
has expired from the entry of the administrative order or the most 19
recent modification order setting child support, whichever is later. 20
However, if a party is granted relief under this provision, ((twenty-21
four)) 24 months must pass before another petition for modification 22
may be filed pursuant to subsection (6) of this section.23
(b) If, pursuant to subsection (6) of this section or (a) of this 24
subsection, the order modifies a child support obligation by more 25
than ((thirty)) 30 percent and the change would cause significant 26
hardship, the change may be implemented in two equal increments, one 27
at the time of the entry of the order and the second six months from 28
the entry of the order. Twenty-four months must pass following the 29
second change before a petition for modification under subsection (6) 30
of this section may be filed. 31
(8) An increase in the wage or salary of the person entitled to 32
receive the support transfer payments is not a substantial change in 33
circumstances for purposes of modification under subsection (1)(b) of 34
this section. The voluntary unemployment or voluntary underemployment 35
of the person required to pay support, by itself, is not a 36
substantial change of circumstances. The income of the person 37
entitled to receive support is only disclosed or considered if that 38
person is a parent of the child or children covered by the order.39
p. 31 HB 1014
(9) The department shall file the petition and a supporting 1
affidavit with the office of administrative hearings when the 2
department petitions for modification. 3
(10) The person required to pay support or the payee under the 4
order or the person entitled to receive support shall follow the 5
procedures in this chapter for filing an application for an 6
adjudicative proceeding to petition for modification.7
(11) Upon the filing of a proper petition or application, the 8
office of administrative hearings shall issue an order directing each 9
party to appear and show cause why the order should not be modified.10
(12) If the presiding or reviewing officer finds a modification 11
is appropriate, the officer shall modify the order and set current 12
and future support under chapter 26.19 RCW. 13
NEW SECTION. Sec. 13. (1) By January 1, 2026, the 14
administrative office of the courts shall revise the child support 15
worksheets and instructions to clarify language regarding how parties 16
should round up income amounts consistent with the recommendations of 17
the 2023 child support schedule work group.18
(2) This section expires August 1, 2026. 19
Sec. 14. RCW 26.19.020 and 2018 c 150 s 301 are each amended to 20
read as follows: 21
22
23
24
ECONOMIC TABLE
MONTHLY BASIC SUPPORT OBLIGATION
PER CHILD
25
26
27
28
COMBINED
MONTHLY
NET
INCOME

ONE
CHILD
FAMILY

TWO
CHILDREN
FAMILY
29
30
31
32
33
For income less than (($1000)) $2,200 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 when allowed by RCW
26.19.065(2).
34 ((1000 216 167
35 1100 238 184
36 1200 260 200
p. 32 HB 1014
1 1300 281 217
2 1400 303 234
3 1500 325 251
4 1600 346 267
5 1700 368 284
6 1800 390 301
7 1900 412 317
8 2000 433 334
9 2100 455 350))
10 2200 477 367
11 2300 499 384
12 2400 521 400
13 2500 543 417
14 2600 565 433
15 2700 587 450
16 2800 609 467
17 2900 630 483
18 3000 652 500
19 3100 674 516
20 3200 696 533
21 3300 718 550
22 3400 740 566
23 3500 762 583
24 3600 784 599
25 3700 803 614
26 3800 816 624
27 3900 830 634
28 4000 843 643
29 4100 857 653
30 4200 867 660
31 4300 877 668
32 4400 887 675
p. 33 HB 1014
1 4500 896 682
2 4600 906 689
3 4700 916 697
4 4800 927 705
5 4900 939 714
6 5000 951 723
7 5100 963 732
8 5200 975 741
9 5300 987 750
10 5400 999 759
11 5500 1011 768
12 5600 1023 777
13 5700 1030 782
14 5800 1036 786
15 5900 1042 791
16 6000 1048 795
17 6100 1054 800
18 6200 1061 804
19 6300 1067 809
20 6400 1073 813
21 6500 1081 819
22 6600 1096 830
23 6700 1111 842
24 6800 1126 853
25 6900 1141 864
26 7000 1156 875
27 7100 1170 886
28 7200 1185 898
29 7300 1200 909
30 7400 1212 918
31 7500 1222 925
32 7600 1231 932
p. 34 HB 1014
1 7700 1241 939
2 7800 1251 946
3 7900 1261 953
4 8000 1270 960
5 8100 1280 968
6 8200 1290 975
7 8300 1299 981
8 8400 1308 987
9 8500 1316 994
10 8600 1325 1000
11 8700 1334 1007
12 8800 1343 1013
13 8900 1352 1019
14 9000 1361 1026
15 9100 1370 1032
16 9200 1379 1040
17 9300 1387 1047
18 9400 1396 1055
19 9500 1405 1062
20 9600 1414 1069
21 9700 1423 1077
22 9800 1432 1084
23 9900 1441 1092
24 10000 1451 1099
25 10100 1462 1107
26 10200 1473 1114
27 10300 1484 1122
28 10400 1495 1129
29 10500 1507 1136
30 10600 1518 1144
31 10700 1529 1151
32 10800 1539 1159
p. 35 HB 1014
1 10900 1542 1161
2 11000 1545 1164
3 11100 1548 1166
4 11200 1551 1169
5 11300 1554 1172
6 11400 1556 1174
7 11500 1559 1177
8 11600 1562 1179
9 11700 1565 1182
10 11800 1568 1184
11 11900 1571 1187
12 12000 1573 1190
13 12100 1584 1199
14 12200 1594 1207
15 12300 1605 1216
16 12400 1616 1225
17 12500 1626 1233
18 12600 1637 1242
19 12700 1647 1251
20 12800 1657 1259
21 12900 1668 1268
22 13000 1678 1276
23 13100 1688 1285
24 13200 1699 1293
25 13300 1709 1302
26 13400 1719 1310
27 13500 1729 1319
28 13600 1739 1327
29 13700 1749 1335
30 13800 1759 1344
31 13900 1769 1352
32 14000 1779 1360
p. 36 HB 1014
1 14100 1789 1369
2 14200 1799 1377
3 14300 1809 1385
4 14400 1818 1393
5 14500 1828 1402
6 14600 1838 1410
7 14700 1848 1418
8 14800 1857 1426
9 14900 1867 1434
10 15000 1876 1443
11 15100 1886 1451
12 15200 1895 1459
13 15300 1905 1467
14 15400 1914 1475
15 15500 1923 1483
16 15600 1933 1491
17 15700 1942 1499
18 15800 1951 1507
19 15900 1960 1515
20 16000 1969 1523
21 16100 1978 1531
22 16200 1987 1538
23 16300 1996 1546
24 16400 2005 1554
25 16500 2014 1562
26 16600 2023 1570
27 16700 2032 1578
28 16800 2041 1585
29 16900 2050 1593
30 17000 2058 1601
31 17100 2067 1609
32 17200 2076 1616
p. 37 HB 1014
1 17300 2084 1624
2 17400 2093 1632
3 17500 2101 1639
4 17600 2110 1647
5 17700 2118 1654
6 17800 2127 1662
7 17900 2135 1669
8 18000 2143 1677
9 18100 2152 1685
10 18200 2160 1692
11 18300 2168 1699
12 18400 2176 1707
13 18500 2185 1714
14 18600 2193 1722
15 18700 2201 1729
16 18800 2209 1736
17 18900 2217 1744
18 19000 2225 1751
19 19100 2232 1758
20 19200 2240 1766
21 19300 2248 1773
22 19400 2256 1780
23 19500 2264 1788
24 19600 2271 1795
25 19700 2279 1802
26 19800 2287 1809
27 19900 2294 1816
28 20000 2302 1823
29 20100 2310 1830
30 20200 2318 1838
31 20300 2326 1845
32 20400 2334 1852
p. 38 HB 1014
1 20500 2342 1859
2 20600 2350 1866
3 20700 2358 1873
4 20800 2366 1880
5 20900 2374 1887
6 21000 2382 1893
7 21100 2389 1900
8 21200 2396 1907
9 21300 2403 1914
10 21400 2410 1921
11 21500 2417 1928
12 21600 2424 1935
13 21700 2431 1941
14 21800 2438 1948
15 21900 2445 1955
16 22000 2452 1962
17 22100 2459 1968
18 22200 2466 1975
19 22300 2473 1982
20 22400 2480 1988
21 22500 2487 1995
22 22600 2494 2002
23 22700 2501 2008
24 22800 2508 2015
25 22900 2515 2021
26 23000 2522 2028
27 23100 2529 2034
28 23200 2536 2041
29 23300 2543 2047
30 23400 2550 2054
31 23500 2557 2060
32 23600 2564 2067
p. 39 HB 1014
1 23700 2571 2073
2 23800 2578 2079
3 23900 2585 2086
4 24000 2592 2092
5 24100 2599 2098
6 24200 2606 2105
7 24300 2613 2111
8 24400 2620 2117
9 24500 2627 2123
10 24600 2634 2130
11 24700 2641 2136
12 24800 2648 2142
13 24900 2655 2148
14 25000 2662 2154
15 25100 2669 2160
16 25200 2676 2166
17 25300 2683 2172
18 25400 2690 2178
19 25500 2696 2184
20 25600 2702 2191
21 25700 2708 2196
22 25800 2714 2202
23 25900 2720 2208
24 26000 2726 2214
25 26100 2732 2220
26 26200 2738 2226
27 26300 2744 2232
28 26400 2750 2238
29 26500 2756 2244
30 26600 2762 2249
31 26700 2768 2255
32 26800 2774 2261
p. 40 HB 1014
1 26900 2780 2267
2 27000 2786 2272
3 27100 2792 2278
4 27200 2798 2284
5 27300 2804 2290
6 27400 2810 2295
7 27500 2816 2301
8 27600 2822 2306
9 27700 2828 2312
10 27800 2834 2318
11 27900 2840 2323
12 28000 2846 2329
13 28100 2852 2334
14 28200 2858 2340
15 28300 2864 2345
16 28400 2870 2351
17 28500 2876 2356
18 28600 2882 2361
19 28700 2888 2367
20 28800 2894 2372
21 28900 2900 2378
22 29000 2906 2383
23 29100 2912 2388
24 29200 2918 2393
25 29300 2924 2399
26 29400 2930 2404
27 29500 2936 2409
28 29600 2942 2414
29 29700 2948 2420
30 29800 2954 2425
31 29900 2960 2430
32 30000 2966 2435
p. 41 HB 1014
1 30100 2972 2440
2 30200 2978 2445
3 30300 2984 2450
4 30400 2990 2455
5 30500 2996 2460
6 30600 3002 2465
7 30700 3008 2470
8 30800 3014 2475
9 30900 3020 2480
10 31000 3026 2485
11 31100 3032 2490
12 31200 3038 2495
13 31300 3044 2500
14 31400 3050 2505
15 31500 3056 2509
16 31600 3062 2514
17 31700 3068 2519
18 31800 3074 2524
19 31900 3080 2529
20 32000 3086 2533
21 32100 3092 2538
22 32200 3098 2543
23 32300 3104 2547
24 32400 3110 2552
25 32500 3116 2557
26 32600 3122 2561
27 32700 3128 2566
28 32800 3134 2570
29 32900 3140 2575
30 33000 3146 2579
31 33100 3152 2584
32 33200 3158 2588
p. 42 HB 1014
1 33300 3164 2593
2 33400 3170 2597
3 33500 3176 2602
4 33600 3182 2606
5 33700 3188 2611
6 33800 3194 2615
7 33900 3200 2619
8 34000 3206 2624
9 34100 3212 2628
10 34200 3218 2632
11 34300 3224 2637
12 34400 3230 2641
13 34500 3236 2645
14 34600 3242 2649
15 34700 3248 2653
16 34800 3253 2658
17 34900 3258 2662
18 35000 3263 2666
19 35100 3268 2670
20 35200 3273 2674
21 35300 3278 2678
22 35400 3283 2682
23 35500 3288 2686
24 35600 3293 2690
25 35700 3298 2694
26 35800 3303 2698
27 35900 3308 2702
28 36000 3313 2706
29 36100 3318 2710
30 36200 3323 2714
31 36300 3328 2718
32 36400 3333 2722
p. 43 HB 1014
1 36500 3338 2725
2 36600 3343 2729
3 36700 3348 2733
4 36800 3353 2737
5 36900 3358 2740
6 37000 3363 2744
7 37100 3368 2748
8 37200 3373 2752
9 37300 3378 2755
10 37400 3383 2759
11 37500 3388 2762
12 37600 3393 2766
13 37700 3398 2770
14 37800 3403 2773
15 37900 3408 2777
16 38000 3413 2780
17 38100 3418 2784
18 38200 3423 2787
19 38300 3428 2791
20 38400 3433 2794
21 38500 3438 2798
22 38600 3443 2801
23 38700 3448 2804
24 38800 3453 2808
25 38900 3458 2811
26 39000 3463 2814
27 39100 3468 2818
28 39200 3473 2821
29 39300 3478 2824
30 39400 3483 2828
31 39500 3488 2831
32 39600 3493 2834
p. 44 HB 1014
1 39700 3498 2837
2 39800 3503 2840
3 39900 3508 2844
4 40000 3513 2847
5 40100 3518 2850
6 40200 3523 2853
7 40300 3528 2856
8 40400 3533 2859
9 40500 3538 2862
10 40600 3543 2865
11 40700 3548 2868
12 40800 3553 2871
13 40900 3558 2874
14 41000 3563 2877
15 41100 3568 2880
16 41200 3573 2883
17 41300 3578 2885
18 41400 3583 2888
19 41500 3588 2891
20 41600 3593 2894
21 41700 3598 2897
22 41800 3603 2900
23 41900 3607 2902
24 42000 3611 2905
25 42100 3615 2908
26 42200 3619 2910
27 42300 3623 2913
28 42400 3627 2916
29 42500 3631 2918
30 42600 3635 2921
31 42700 3639 2924
32 42800 3643 2926
p. 45 HB 1014
1 42900 3647 2929
2 43000 3651 2931
3 43100 3655 2934
4 43200 3659 2936
5 43300 3663 2939
6 43400 3667 2941
7 43500 3671 2943
8 43600 3675 2946
9 43700 3679 2948
10 43800 3683 2951
11 43900 3687 2953
12 44000 3691 2955
13 44100 3695 2958
14 44200 3699 2960
15 44300 3703 2962
16 44400 3707 2964
17 44500 3711 2967
18 44600 3715 2969
19 44700 3719 2971
20 44800 3723 2973
21 44900 3727 2975
22 45000 3731 2977
23 45100 3735 2980
24 45200 3739 2982
25 45300 3743 2984
26 45400 3747 2986
27 45500 3751 2988
28 45600 3755 2990
29 45700 3759 2992
30 45800 3763 2994
31 45900 3767 2996
32 46000 3771 2998
p. 46 HB 1014
1 46100 3775 3000
2 46200 3779 3001
3 46300 3783 3003
4 46400 3787 3005
5 46500 3791 3007
6 46600 3795 3009
7 46700 3799 3011
8 46800 3803 3012
9 46900 3807 3014
10 47000 3811 3016
11 47100 3815 3018
12 47200 3819 3019
13 47300 3823 3021
14 47400 3827 3023
15 47500 3831 3024
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17 47700 3839 3027
18 47800 3843 3029
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21 48100 3855 3034
22 48200 3859 3035
23 48300 3863 3036
24 48400 3867 3038
25 48500 3871 3039
26 48600 3874 3041
27 48700 3877 3042
28 48800 3880 3043
29 48900 3883 3045
30 49000 3886 3046
31 49100 3889 3047
32 49200 3892 3049
p. 47 HB 1014
1 49300 3895 3050
2 49400 3898 3051
3 49500 3901 3052
4 49600 3904 3054
5 49700 3907 3055
6 49800 3910 3056
7 49900 3913 3057
8 50000 3916 3058
9
10
11
12
COMBINED
MONTHLY
NET
INCOME

THREE
CHILDREN
FAMILY

FOUR
CHILDREN
FAMILY

FIVE
CHILDREN
FAMILY
13
14
15
16
17
For income less than (($1000)) $2,200 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 when allowed by RCW
26.19.065(2).
18 ((1000 136 114 100
19 1100 150 125 110
20 1200 163 137 120
21 1300 177 148 130
22 1400 191 160 141
23 1500 204 171 151
24 1600 218 182 161
25 1700 231 194 171
26 1800 245 205 180
27 1900 258 216 190
28 2000 271 227 200
29 2100 285 239 210))
30 2200 298 250 220
31 2300 311 261 230
32 2400 325 272 239
33 2500 338 283 249
p. 48 HB 1014
1 2600 351 294 259
2 2700 365 305 269
3 2800 378 317 279
4 2900 391 328 288
5 3000 405 339 298
6 3100 418 350 308
7 3200 431 361 318
8 3300 444 372 328
9 3400 458 384 337
10 3500 471 395 347
11 3600 484 406 357
12 3700 496 416 366
13 3800 503 422 371
14 3900 511 428 377
15 4000 518 434 382
16 4100 526 440 388
17 4200 531 445 392
18 4300 537 450 396
19 4400 543 455 400
20 4500 548 459 404
21 4600 554 464 408
22 4700 559 469 412
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24 4900 573 480 422
25 5000 580 486 428
26 5100 587 492 433
27 5200 594 498 438
28 5300 602 504 443
29 5400 609 510 449
30 5500 616 516 454
31 5600 623 522 459
32 5700 627 525 462
p. 49 HB 1014
1 5800 630 528 465
2 5900 634 531 467
3 6000 637 534 470
4 6100 641 537 472
5 6200 644 540 475
6 6300 648 543 477
7 6400 651 545 480
8 6500 656 549 483
9 6600 665 557 490
10 6700 674 564 497
11 6800 683 572 503
12 6900 692 579 510
13 7000 701 587 516
14 7100 710 594 523
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16 7300 727 609 536
17 7400 734 615 541
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25 8200 778 652 574
26 8300 783 656 577
27 8400 788 660 581
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29 8600 797 668 588
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31 8800 807 676 595
32 8900 812 680 599
p. 50 HB 1014
1 9000 817 684 602
2 9100 822 689 606
3 9200 828 694 611
4 9300 835 699 616
5 9400 841 705 620
6 9500 848 710 625
7 9600 854 716 630
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20 10900 924 774 681
21 11000 926 776 683
22 11100 928 778 684
23 11200 931 780 686
24 11300 933 782 688
25 11400 936 784 690
26 11500 938 786 692
27 11600 940 788 693
28 11700 943 790 695
29 11800 945 792 697
30 11900 948 794 699
31 12000 950 796 700
32 12100 957 802 705
p. 51 HB 1014
1 12200 964 808 711
2 12300 971 814 716
3 12400 978 820 721
4 12500 985 826 727
5 12600 992 832 732
6 12700 999 838 737
7 12800 1007 844 743
8 12900 1014 850 748
9 13000 1021 856 753
10 13100 1027 862 758
11 13200 1034 868 764
12 13300 1041 874 769
13 13400 1048 879 774
14 13500 1055 885 779
15 13600 1062 891 785
16 13700 1069 897 790
17 13800 1076 903 795
18 13900 1083 909 800
19 14000 1090 915 805
20 14100 1097 920 811
21 14200 1103 926 816
22 14300 1110 932 821
23 14400 1117 938 826
24 14500 1124 944 831
25 14600 1131 949 836
26 14700 1137 955 842
27 14800 1144 961 847
28 14900 1151 967 852
29 15000 1158 973 857
30 15100 1164 978 862
31 15200 1171 984 867
32 15300 1178 990 872
p. 52 HB 1014
1 15400 1184 995 877
2 15500 1191 1001 882
3 15600 1198 1007 888
4 15700 1204 1012 893
5 15800 1211 1018 898
6 15900 1217 1024 903
7 16000 1224 1029 908
8 16100 1231 1035 913
9 16200 1237 1041 918
10 16300 1244 1046 923
11 16400 1250 1052 928
12 16500 1257 1057 933
13 16600 1263 1063 938
14 16700 1270 1069 943
15 16800 1276 1074 948
16 16900 1283 1080 953
17 17000 1289 1085 958
18 17100 1296 1091 963
19 17200 1302 1096 968
20 17300 1308 1102 972
21 17400 1315 1107 977
22 17500 1321 1113 982
23 17600 1328 1118 987
24 17700 1334 1124 992
25 17800 1340 1129 997
26 17900 1347 1135 1002
27 18000 1353 1140 1007
28 18100 1359 1145 1012
29 18200 1366 1151 1017
30 18300 1372 1156 1021
31 18400 1378 1162 1026
32 18500 1384 1167 1031
p. 53 HB 1014
1 18600 1391 1172 1036
2 18700 1397 1178 1041
3 18800 1403 1183 1046
4 18900 1409 1188 1050
5 19000 1416 1194 1055
6 19100 1422 1199 1060
7 19200 1428 1204 1065
8 19300 1434 1210 1069
9 19400 1440 1215 1074
10 19500 1446 1220 1079
11 19600 1452 1226 1084
12 19700 1458 1231 1088
13 19800 1465 1236 1093
14 19900 1471 1241 1098
15 20000 1477 1247 1103
16 20100 1483 1252 1107
17 20200 1489 1257 1112
18 20300 1495 1262 1117
19 20400 1501 1268 1121
20 20500 1507 1273 1126
21 20600 1513 1278 1131
22 20700 1519 1283 1135
23 20800 1525 1288 1140
24 20900 1531 1293 1145
25 21000 1537 1299 1149
26 21100 1542 1304 1154
27 21200 1548 1309 1159
28 21300 1554 1314 1163
29 21400 1560 1319 1168
30 21500 1566 1324 1172
31 21600 1572 1329 1177
32 21700 1578 1334 1182
p. 54 HB 1014
1 21800 1583 1339 1186
2 21900 1589 1344 1191
3 22000 1595 1349 1195
4 22100 1601 1354 1200
5 22200 1607 1359 1204
6 22300 1612 1364 1209
7 22400 1618 1369 1213
8 22500 1624 1374 1218
9 22600 1629 1379 1223
10 22700 1635 1384 1227
11 22800 1641 1389 1232
12 22900 1647 1394 1236
13 23000 1652 1399 1240
14 23100 1658 1404 1245
15 23200 1663 1409 1249
16 23300 1669 1414 1254
17 23400 1675 1419 1258
18 23500 1680 1424 1263
19 23600 1686 1429 1267
20 23700 1691 1433 1272
21 23800 1697 1438 1276
22 23900 1702 1443 1280
23 24000 1708 1448 1285
24 24100 1714 1453 1289
25 24200 1719 1458 1294
26 24300 1724 1462 1298
27 24400 1730 1467 1302
28 24500 1735 1472 1307
29 24600 1741 1477 1311
30 24700 1746 1482 1315
31 24800 1752 1486 1320
32 24900 1757 1491 1324
p. 55 HB 1014
1 25000 1762 1496 1328
2 25100 1768 1501 1333
3 25200 1773 1505 1337
4 25300 1779 1510 1341
5 25400 1784 1515 1346
6 25500 1789 1519 1350
7 25600 1795 1524 1354
8 25700 1800 1529 1358
9 25800 1805 1533 1363
10 25900 1810 1538 1367
11 26000 1816 1543 1371
12 26100 1821 1547 1375
13 26200 1826 1552 1380
14 26300 1831 1557 1384
15 26400 1837 1561 1388
16 26500 1842 1566 1392
17 26600 1847 1570 1396
18 26700 1852 1575 1401
19 26800 1857 1579 1405
20 26900 1862 1584 1409
21 27000 1867 1589 1413
22 27100 1873 1593 1417
23 27200 1878 1598 1421
24 27300 1883 1602 1425
25 27400 1888 1607 1430
26 27500 1893 1611 1434
27 27600 1898 1616 1438
28 27700 1903 1620 1442
29 27800 1908 1624 1446
30 27900 1913 1629 1450
31 28000 1918 1633 1454
32 28100 1923 1638 1458
p. 56 HB 1014
1 28200 1928 1642 1462
2 28300 1933 1647 1466
3 28400 1938 1651 1470
4 28500 1943 1655 1474
5 28600 1948 1660 1478
6 28700 1953 1664 1482
7 28800 1957 1668 1486
8 28900 1962 1673 1490
9 29000 1967 1677 1494
10 29100 1972 1681 1498
11 29200 1977 1686 1502
12 29300 1982 1690 1506
13 29400 1986 1694 1510
14 29500 1991 1699 1514
15 29600 1996 1703 1518
16 29700 2001 1707 1522
17 29800 2006 1712 1526
18 29900 2010 1716 1530
19 30000 2015 1720 1534
20 30100 2020 1724 1538
21 30200 2024 1728 1542
22 30300 2029 1733 1546
23 30400 2034 1737 1550
24 30500 2038 1741 1553
25 30600 2043 1745 1557
26 30700 2048 1749 1561
27 30800 2052 1754 1565
28 30900 2057 1758 1569
29 31000 2061 1762 1573
30 31100 2066 1766 1577
31 31200 2071 1770 1580
32 31300 2075 1774 1584
p. 57 HB 1014
1 31400 2080 1778 1588
2 31500 2084 1782 1592
3 31600 2089 1786 1596
4 31700 2093 1791 1599
5 31800 2098 1795 1603
6 31900 2102 1799 1607
7 32000 2107 1803 1611
8 32100 2111 1807 1614
9 32200 2116 1811 1618
10 32300 2120 1815 1622
11 32400 2124 1819 1626
12 32500 2129 1823 1629
13 32600 2133 1827 1633
14 32700 2137 1831 1637
15 32800 2142 1835 1640
16 32900 2146 1839 1644
17 33000 2150 1843 1648
18 33100 2155 1846 1651
19 33200 2159 1850 1655
20 33300 2163 1854 1659
21 33400 2168 1858 1662
22 33500 2172 1862 1666
23 33600 2176 1866 1670
24 33700 2180 1870 1673
25 33800 2185 1874 1677
26 33900 2189 1877 1681
27 34000 2193 1881 1684
28 34100 2197 1885 1688
29 34200 2201 1889 1691
30 34300 2205 1893 1695
31 34400 2210 1897 1698
32 34500 2214 1900 1702
p. 58 HB 1014
1 34600 2218 1904 1706
2 34700 2222 1908 1709
3 34800 2226 1912 1713
4 34900 2230 1915 1716
5 35000 2234 1919 1720
6 35100 2238 1923 1723
7 35200 2242 1927 1727
8 35300 2246 1930 1730
9 35400 2250 1934 1734
10 35500 2254 1938 1737
11 35600 2258 1941 1741
12 35700 2262 1945 1744
13 35800 2266 1949 1748
14 35900 2270 1952 1751
15 36000 2274 1956 1754
16 36100 2278 1960 1758
17 36200 2282 1963 1761
18 36300 2286 1967 1765
19 36400 2290 1970 1768
20 36500 2293 1974 1771
21 36600 2297 1978 1775
22 36700 2301 1981 1778
23 36800 2305 1985 1782
24 36900 2309 1988 1785
25 37000 2312 1992 1788
26 37100 2316 1995 1792
27 37200 2320 1999 1795
28 37300 2324 2002 1798
29 37400 2328 2006 1802
30 37500 2331 2009 1805
31 37600 2335 2013 1808
32 37700 2339 2016 1812
p. 59 HB 1014
1 37800 2342 2020 1815
2 37900 2346 2023 1818
3 38000 2350 2027 1821
4 38100 2353 2030 1825
5 38200 2357 2034 1828
6 38300 2361 2037 1831
7 38400 2364 2040 1834
8 38500 2368 2044 1838
9 38600 2371 2047 1841
10 38700 2375 2050 1844
11 38800 2378 2054 1847
12 38900 2382 2057 1851
13 39000 2385 2061 1854
14 39100 2389 2064 1857
15 39200 2393 2067 1860
16 39300 2396 2070 1863
17 39400 2399 2074 1867
18 39500 2403 2077 1870
19 39600 2406 2080 1873
20 39700 2410 2084 1876
21 39800 2413 2087 1879
22 39900 2417 2090 1882
23 40000 2420 2093 1885
24 40100 2423 2097 1888
25 40200 2427 2100 1892
26 40300 2430 2103 1895
27 40400 2433 2106 1898
28 40500 2437 2109 1901
29 40600 2440 2113 1904
30 40700 2443 2116 1907
31 40800 2447 2119 1910
32 40900 2450 2122 1913
p. 60 HB 1014
1 41000 2453 2125 1916
2 41100 2456 2128 1919
3 41200 2460 2131 1922
4 41300 2463 2135 1925
5 41400 2466 2138 1928
6 41500 2469 2141 1931
7 41600 2472 2144 1934
8 41700 2476 2147 1937
9 41800 2479 2150 1940
10 41900 2482 2153 1943
11 42000 2485 2156 1946
12 42100 2488 2159 1949
13 42200 2491 2162 1952
14 42300 2494 2165 1955
15 42400 2497 2168 1958
16 42500 2500 2171 1961
17 42600 2503 2174 1964
18 42700 2506 2177 1966
19 42800 2510 2180 1969
20 42900 2513 2183 1972
21 43000 2515 2186 1975
22 43100 2518 2189 1978
23 43200 2521 2192 1981
24 43300 2524 2195 1984
25 43400 2527 2197 1987
26 43500 2530 2200 1989
27 43600 2533 2203 1992
28 43700 2536 2206 1995
29 43800 2539 2209 1998
30 43900 2542 2212 2001
31 44000 2545 2215 2003
32 44100 2548 2217 2006
p. 61 HB 1014
1 44200 2550 2220 2009
2 44300 2553 2223 2012
3 44400 2556 2226 2015
4 44500 2559 2229 2017
5 44600 2562 2231 2020
6 44700 2564 2234 2023
7 44800 2567 2237 2026
8 44900 2570 2240 2028
9 45000 2572 2243 2031
10 45100 2575 2245 2034
11 45200 2578 2248 2036
12 45300 2581 2251 2039
13 45400 2583 2253 2042
14 45500 2586 2256 2044
15 45600 2589 2259 2047
16 45700 2591 2261 2050
17 45800 2594 2264 2052
18 45900 2596 2267 2055
19 46000 2599 2269 2058
20 46100 2602 2272 2060
21 46200 2604 2275 2063
22 46300 2607 2277 2066
23 46400 2609 2280 2068
24 46500 2612 2282 2071
25 46600 2614 2285 2073
26 46700 2617 2288 2076
27 46800 2619 2290 2079
28 46900 2622 2293 2081
29 47000 2624 2295 2084
30 47100 2627 2298 2086
31 47200 2629 2300 2089
32 47300 2631 2303 2091
p. 62 HB 1014
1 47400 2634 2305 2094
2 47500 2636 2308 2096
3 47600 2639 2310 2099
4 47700 2641 2313 2101
5 47800 2643 2315 2104
6 47900 2646 2318 2106
7 48000 2648 2320 2109
8 48100 2650 2322 2111
9 48200 2653 2325 2114
10 48300 2655 2327 2116
11 48400 2657 2330 2119
12 48500 2659 2332 2121
13 48600 2662 2334 2123
14 48700 2664 2337 2126
15 48800 2666 2339 2128
16 48900 2668 2341 2131
17 49000 2670 2344 2133
18 49100 2673 2346 2136
19 49200 2675 2348 2138
20 49300 2677 2351 2140
21 49400 2679 2353 2143
22 49500 2681 2355 2145
23 49600 2683 2358 2147
24 49700 2685 2360 2150
25 49800 2688 2362 2152
26 49900 2690 2364 2154
27 50000 2692 2367 2157
The economic table is presumptive for combined monthly net 28
incomes up to and including ((twelve thousand dollars)) $50,000. When 29
combined monthly net income exceeds ((twelve thousand dollars )) 30
$50,000, the court may exceed the presumptive amount of support set 31
for combined monthly net incomes of ((twelve thousand dollars )) 32
$50,000 upon written findings of fact. 33
p. 63 HB 1014
NEW SECTION. Sec. 15. The department of social and health 1
services is granted rule-making authority to adopt rules necessary 2
for the implementation of this act.3
NEW SECTION. Sec. 16. Sections 1 through 3 and 14 of this act 4
take effect January 1, 2026.5
NEW SECTION. Sec. 17. Sections 4 through 12 of this act take 6
effect April 1, 2027.7
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p. 64 HB 1014