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.
