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                         SENATE BILL 5473

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

 

By Senator Smith

 

Read first time 01/24/95.  Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

 

Revising standards for determining child support obligations.



    AN ACT Relating to standards for determining child support obligations for parents with a combined monthly net income of less than six hundred dollars; and amending RCW 26.19.065 and 26.19.020.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

 

    Sec. 1.  RCW 26.19.065 and 1991 c 367 s 33 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) Limit at forty-five percent of a parent's net income.  Neither parent's total child support obligation may exceed forty-five percent of net income except for good cause shown.  Good cause includes but is not limited to possession of substantial wealth, children with day care expenses, special medical need, educational need, psychological need, and larger families.

    (2) Income below six hundred dollars.  When combined monthly net income is less than six hundred dollars, a support order of not less than twenty-five dollars per child per month shall be entered for each parent unless the obligor parent establishes that it would be unjust or inappropriate to do so in that particular case.  The decision whether there is a sufficient basis to deviate below the presumptive minimum payment must take into consideration the best interests of the child and the circumstances of each parent.  Such circumstances can include comparative hardship to the affected households, assets or liabilities, and earning capacity.  A parent's support obligation shall not reduce his or her net income below the need standard for one person established pursuant to RCW 74.04.770, except for the ((mandatory)) presumptive minimum payment of twenty-five dollars per child per month ((as required in this section or in cases where the court finds reasons for deviation under section 32 of this act)).  This section shall not be construed to require monthly substantiation of income.

    (3) Income above five thousand and seven thousand dollars.  The economic table is presumptive for combined monthly net incomes up to and including five thousand dollars.  When combined monthly net income exceeds five thousand dollars, support shall not be set at an amount lower than the presumptive amount of support set for combined monthly net incomes of five thousand dollars unless the court finds a reason to deviate below that amount.  The economic table is advisory but not presumptive for combined monthly net incomes that exceed five thousand dollars.  When combined monthly net income exceeds seven thousand dollars, the court may set support at an advisory amount of support set for combined monthly net incomes between five thousand and seven thousand dollars or the court may exceed the advisory amount of support set for combined monthly net incomes of seven thousand dollars upon written findings of fact.

 

    Sec. 2.  RCW 26.19.020 and 1991 c 367 s 25 are each amended to read as follows:

   

 

                          ECONOMIC TABLE

                 MONTHLY BASIC SUPPORT OBLIGATION

                             PER CHILD

                 KEY:  A = AGE 0-11 B = AGE 12-18

 

    COMBINED

    MONTHLY                  ONE                TWO

    NET                     CHILD             CHILDREN

    INCOME                 FAMILY             FAMILY

                                                                 

                        A         B         A         B

                                                                 

          0

        100

        200

        300     For income less than $600 the obligation

        400     is based upon the resources and living expenses

        500     of each household.  Minimum support shall not

               be less than $25 per child per month except when

               allowed by RCW 26.19.065(2).

 

        600           133       164       103       127

        700           155      191       120       148

        800           177      218       137       170

        900           199      246       154       191

       1000           220      272       171       211

       1100           242      299       188       232

       1200           264      326       205       253

       1300           285      352       221       274

       1400           307      379       238       294

       1500           327      404       254       313

       1600           347      428       269       333

       1700           367     453       285       352

       1800           387      478       300       371

       1900           407      503       316       390

       2000           427      527       331       409

       2100           447      552       347       429

       2200           467      577       362       448

       2300           487      601       378       467

       2400           506      626       393       486

       2500           526      650       408       505

       2600            534      661       416       513

       2700           542      670       421       520

       2800           549      679       427       527

       2900           556      686       431       533

       3000           561      693       436       538

       3100           566      699       439       543

       3200           569      704       442       546

       3300           573      708       445       549

       3400           574      710       446       551

       3500           575      711       447       552

       3600           577      712       448       553

       3700           578      713       449       554

       3800           581      719       452       558

       3900           596      736       463       572

       4000           609      753       473       584

       4100           623      770       484       598

       4200           638      788       495       611

       4300           651      805       506       625

       4400           664      821       516       637

       4500           677      836       525       649

       4600           689      851       535       661

       4700           701      866       545       673

       4800           713      882       554       685

       4900           726      897       564       697

       5000           738      912       574       708

       5100           751      928       584       720

       5200           763      943       593       732

       5300           776      959       602       744

       5400           788      974       612       756

       5500           800      989       622       768

       5600           812      1004       632       779

       5700           825      1019       641       791

       5800           837      1035       650       803

       5900           850      1050       660       815

       6000           862      1065       670       827

       6100           875      1081       680       839

       6200           887      1096       689       851

       6300           899      1112       699       863

       6400           911      1127       709       875

       6500           924      1142       718       887

       6600           936      1157       728       899

       6700           949      1172       737       911

       6800           961      1188       747       923

       6900           974      1203       757       935

       7000           986      1218       767       946

 

COMBINED

MONTHLY           THREE               FOUR              FIV     E

NET             CHILDREN           CHILDREN          CHILD     REN

INCOME           FAMILY             FAMILY            FAMI     LY

                                                                 

              A         B         A         B         A         B

                                                                 

   0

100

200

300       For income less than $600 the obligation

400       is based upon the resources and living expenses

500       of each household.  Minimum support shall not be

           less than $25 per child per month except when allowed by

           RCW 26.19.065(2).

 

600          86       106       73       90       63       78

700         100       124       85       105       74       91

800         115       142       97       120       84       104

900         129       159       109       135       95       118

1000        143       177       121       149       105       130

1100        157       194       133       164       116       143

1200        171       211       144       179       126       156

1300        185       228       156       193       136       168

1400        199       246       168       208       147       181

1500        212       262       179       221       156       193

1600        225       278       190       235       166       205

1700        238       294       201       248       175       217

1800        251       310       212       262       185       228

1900        264       326       223       275       194       240

2000        277       342       234       289       204       252

2100        289       358       245       303       213       264

2200        302       374       256       316       223       276

2300        315       390       267       330       233       288

2400        328       406       278       343       242       299

2500        341       421       288       356       251       311

2600        346       428       293       362       256       316

2700        351       435       298       368       259       321

2800        356       440       301       372       262       324

2900        360       445       305       376       266       328

3000        364       449       308       380       268       331

3100        367       453       310       383       270       334

3200        369       457       312       386       272       336

3300        371       459       314       388       273       339

3400        372       460       315       389       274       340

3500        373       461       316       390       275       341

3600        374       462       317       391       276       342

3700        375       463       318       392       277       343

3800        377       466       319       394       278       344

3900        386       477       326       404       284       352

4000        395       488       334       413       291       360

4100        404       500       341       422       298       368

4200        413       511       350       431       305       377

4300        422       522       357       441       311       385

4400        431       532       364       449       317       392

4500        438       542       371       458       323       400

4600        446       552       377       467       329       407

4700        455       562       384       475       335       414

4800        463       572       391       483       341       422

4900        470       581       398       491       347       429

5000        479       592       404       500       353       437

5100        487       602       411       509       359       443

5200        494       611       418       517       365       451

5300        503       621       425       525       371       458

5400        511       632       432       533       377       466

5500        518       641       439       542       383       473

5600        527       651       446       551       389       480

5700        535       661       452       559       395       488

5800        543       671       459       567       401       495

5900        551       681       466       575       407       502

6000        559       691       473       584       413       509

6100        567       701       479       593       418       517

6200        575       710       486       601       424       524

6300        583       721       493       609       430       532

6400        591       731       500       617       436       539

6500        599       740       506       626       442       546

6600        607       750       513       635       448       554

6700        615       761       520       643       454       561

6800        623       770       527       651       460       568

6900        631       780       533       659       466       575

7000        639       790       540       668       472       583

 

    The economic table is presumptive for combined monthly net incomes up to and including five thousand dollars.  When combined monthly net income exceeds five thousand dollars, support shall not be set at an amount lower than the presumptive amount of support set for combined monthly net incomes of five thousand dollars unless the court finds a reason to deviate below that amount.  The economic table is advisory but not presumptive for combined monthly net incomes that exceed five thousand dollars.  When combined monthly net income exceeds seven thousand dollars, the court may set support at an advisory amount of support set for combined monthly net incomes between five thousand and seven thousand dollars or the court may exceed the advisory amount of support set for combined monthly net incomes of seven thousand dollars upon written findings of fact.

 


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