5996-S.E AMH PADD SHEL03

ESSB 5996 - H AMD  686  FAILED  6-28-91

     By Representatives Padden, Hargrove, and Meyers

     On page 5, after line 27, insert the following sections:

     "Sec. 4." RCW 26.19.001 and 1988 c 275 s 1 are each amended

to read as follows:

       The legislature intends, in establishing a child support schedule, to insure that child support orders are adequate to meet a child's basic needs and to provide additional child support commensurate with the parents' own income((,)) and resources((, and standard of living)) while recognizing that all parties to a divorce may by necessity suffer a reduced standard of living as a result of the divorce.  The legislature also intends that the child support obligation should be equitably apportioned between the parents.

     The legislature finds that these goals will be best achieved by the adoption and use of a state-wide child support schedule.  Use of a state-wide schedule will benefit children and their parents by:

     (1) Increasing the adequacy of child support orders through the use of economic data as the basis for establishing the child support schedule;

     (2) Increasing the equity of child support orders by providing for comparable orders in cases with similar circumstances; and

     (3) Reducing the adversarial nature of the proceedings by increasing voluntary settlements as a result of the greater predictability achieved by a uniform state-wide child support schedule.

     RENUMBER THE REMAINING SECTIONS CONSECUTIVELY AND CORRECT INTERNAL REFERENCES ACCORDINGLY

ESSB 5996 - H AMD

     By Representatives Padden, Hargrove, and Meyers

     On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "26.09.225," insert

"26.19.001,"

EFFECT:   An intent section identical to the one in 5120 is added.  The section provides that the legislature in establishing a child support schedule recognizes that all parties to a divorce may by necessity suffer a reduced standard of living as a result of the divorce. A title amendment is included.