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HOUSE BILL NO. 1795
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C 138 L 86
State of Washington 49th Legislature 1986 Regular Session
By Representatives Belcher, Long, Thomas, Wineberry, Armstrong and Brough
Read first time 1/23/86 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.
AN ACT Relating to information in child support orders; and amending RCW 26.09.135, 26.21.125, and 26.26.132.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 21, chapter 260, Laws of 1984 and RCW 26.09.135 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Every court order or decree establishing a child support obligation shall state:
(a) That((,))
if a support payment is more than fifteen days past due in an amount equal to
or greater than the support payable for one month, the obligee of the support
payments may seek a mandatory wage assignment under chapter 26.18 RCW without
prior notice to the obligor((. Failure to include this provision does not
affect the validity of the support order. If the social security number of the
person obligated to make child support payments under the support order or
decree is available, the court shall require that the social security number of
the obligor be included in the order or decree));
(b) The income of the parties, if known, or that their income is unknown, or the anticipated income upon which the support award is based;
(c) The support award as a fixed dollar sum or the formula by which the calculation of support is made;
(d) The specific day or date on which the support payment is due;
(e) The social security numbers, if known, of the obligor and obligee of the support payments; and
(f) Which party has or parties have custody of each child for whom an order of support is entered.
(2) Failure to comply with subsection (1) of this section does not affect the validity of the support order.
Sec. 2. Section 22, chapter 260, Laws of 1984 and RCW 26.21.125 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Every court order or decree establishing a child support obligation shall state:
(a) That((,))
if a support payment is more than fifteen days past due in an amount equal to
or greater than the support payable for one month, the obligee of the support
payments may seek a mandatory wage assignment under chapter 26.18 RCW without
prior notice to the obligor((. Failure to include this provision does not
affect the validity of the support order. If the social security number of the
person obligated to make child support payments under the support order or
decree is available, the court shall require that the social security number of
the obligor be included in the order or decree));
(b) The income of the parties, if known, or that their income is unknown, or the anticipated income upon which the support award is based;
(c) The support award as a fixed dollar sum or the formula by which the calculation of support is made;
(d) The specific day or date on which the support payment is due;
(e) The social security numbers, if known, of the obligor and obligee of the support payments; and
(f) Which party has or parties have custody of each child for whom an order of support is entered.
(2) Failure to comply with subsection (1) of this section does not affect the validity of the support order.
Sec. 3. Section 23, chapter 260, Laws of 1984 and RCW 26.26.132 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Every court order or decree establishing a child support obligation shall state:
(a) That((,))
if a support payment is more than fifteen days past due in an amount equal to
or greater than the support payable for one month, the obligee of the support
payments may seek a mandatory wage assignment under chapter 26.18 RCW without
prior notice to the obligor((. Failure to include this provision does not
affect the validity of the support order. If the social security number of the
person obligated to make child support payments under the support order or
decree is available, the court shall require that the social security number of
the obligor be included in the order or decree));
(b) The income of the parties, if known, or that their income is unknown, or the anticipated income upon which the support award is based;
(c) The support award as a fixed dollar sum or the formula by which the calculation of support is made;
(d) The specific day or date on which the support payment is due;
(e) The social security numbers, if known, of the obligor and obligee of the support payments; and
(f) Which party has or parties have custody of each child for whom an order of support is entered.
(2) Failure to comply with subsection (1) of this section does not affect the validity of the support order.