Wa Child Support Forms

Is there a limit to the amount of support I should pay? Yes. The support you pay all your biological children should be no more than 45% of your net income. Each child is entitled to a proportional share.

Will I need to pay child support as a step-parent? Only a court can order you to pay child support for a stepchild.Your duty to pay child support for a stepchild always comes after the duty of the child's biological parents to support him.

In Washington State, child support is paid until the child either turns 18 or graduates High School,whichever occurs later. The support obligation can extend beyond this. Most commonly to cover post-secondary education. However, this is neither automatic nor guaranteed.

Washington State has a statute that legally obligates stepparents to help financially support any stepchildren living in their household.Especially if they cared for the children for many years, it is normal for both stepparent and stepchild to extend their emotional bond and spend time with each other.

The minimum amount of support is $50 per month. The maximum is 45% of a parent's net income, unless there is some good reason such as substantial wealth for that percentage to increase.

In Washington, a step-parent may be required to pay child support for step-children while a dissolution or legal separation is pending, but not after it is finalized.

Maximum support The maximum child support payable is also known as the cap . The maximum child support is applied to the combined income of both parents up to 2.5 times the annual equivalent of all Male Total Average Weekly Earnings (MTAWE) and calculated using the Costs of Children Table.

Washington law does have a statute of limitations for collecting back child support.As a practical matter, then, you can collect past-due support payments until the youngest child on the order turns 28 years old. After the child turns 28, any judgment for child support arrears is normally unenforceable.

The minimum amount of support is $50 per month. The maximum is 45% of a parent's net income, unless there is some good reason such as substantial wealth for that percentage to increase.