PDFWAC 415-02-720

What does the department charge for processing split payments?

This section applies whenever the department administers split payments for child support, mandatory benefit assignment orders (MBAOs), or other direct pay orders.
 
Type
Amount
Statutory Authority
(1)
Child support
Ten dollars for the first disbursement and one dollar for each additional. Fees will be charged to the obligor.
RCW 26.18.110(4); 26.23.060(9) and 74.20A.080(15)
(2)
Mandatory assignment of retirement benefits (MBAO)
Twenty-five dollars for the first disbursement and six dollars for each additional. Fees will be charged to the obligor.
RCW 41.50.600(4)
(3)
Property division obligations (see also WAC 415-02-500
(11))
Seventy-five dollars. Fee will be divided equally between the obligor and obligee and deducted from your first payment.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.50.050(5) and 41.50.680. WSR 10-14-072, § 415-02-720, filed 7/1/10, effective 8/1/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.50.050(5), 41.50.600, 41.50.680, 26.18.110(4), 26.23.060(9), 74.20A.080(15). WSR 04-04-040, § 415-02-720, filed 1/29/04, effective 3/1/04.]