Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 26 Domestic Relations - Chapter 26.18 Child Support Enforcement

• 26.18.010 Legislative findings
  The legislature finds that there is an urgent need for vigorous enforcement of child support and maintenance obligations, and that stronger and more efficient statutory ...
• 26.18.020 Definitions
  Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Dependent child" means any child for whom a support ...
• 26.18.030 Application -- Liberal construction
  (1) The remedies provided in this chapter are in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other remedies provided by law. (2) This chapter ...
• 26.18.035 Other civil and criminal remedies applicable
  Nothing in this chapter limits the authority of the attorney general or prosecuting attorney to use any and all civil and criminal remedies to enforce ...
• 26.18.040 Support or maintenance proceedings
  (1) A proceeding to enforce a duty of support or maintenance is commenced: (a) By filing a petition for an original action; or (b) By ...
• 26.18.050 Failure to comply with support or maintenance order -- Contempt action -- Order to show cause -- Bench warrant--Continuing jurisdiction
  (1) If an obligor fails to comply with a support or maintenance order, a petition or motion may be filed without notice under RCW 26.18.040 ...
• 26.18.055 Child support liens
  Child support debts, not paid when due, become liens by operation of law against all property of the debtor with priority of a secured creditor. ...
• 26.18.070 Mandatory wage assignment -- Petition or motion
  (1) A petition or motion seeking a mandatory wage assignment in an action under RCW 26.18.040 may be filed by an obligee if the obligor ...
• 26.18.080 Wage assignment order -- Issuance -- Information transmitted to state support registry
  (1) Upon receipt of a petition or motion seeking a mandatory wage assignment that complies with RCW 26.18.070, the court shall issue a wage assignment ...
• 26.18.090 Wage assignment order -- Contents -- Amounts -- Apportionment of disbursements
  (1) The wage assignment order in RCW 26.18.080 shall include: (a) The maximum amount of current support or maintenance, if any, to be withheld from ...
• 26.18.100 Wage assignment order -- Form
  The wage assignment order shall be substantially in the following form:

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  26.18.110 Wage assignment order -- Employer's answer, duties, and liability -- Priorities (1) An employer upon whom service of a wage assignment order has been made shall answer the order by sworn affidavit within twenty days after ... 26.18.120 Wage assignment order -- Employer's answer -- Form The answer of the employer shall be made on forms, served on the employer with the wage assignment order, substantially as follows: 26.18.130 Wage assignment order -- Service (1) Service of the wage assignment order on the employer is invalid unless it is served with five answer forms in substantial conformance with RCW ... 26.18.140 Hearing to quash, modify, or terminate wage assignment order -- Grounds -- Alternate payment plan (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, in a hearing to quash, modify, or terminate the wage assignment order, the court may ... 26.18.150 Bond or other security (1) In any action to enforce a support or maintenance order under Title 26 RCW, the court may, in its discretion, order a parent obligated ... 26.18.160 Costs In any action to enforce a support or maintenance order under this chapter, the prevailing party is entitled to a recovery of costs, including an ... 26.18.170 Health insurance coverage -- Enforcement -- Rules (1) Whenever a parent who has been ordered to provide health insurance coverage for a dependent child fails to provide such coverage or lets it ... 26.18.180 Liability of employer or union -- Penalties (1) An obligated parent's employer or union shall be liable for a fine of up to one thousand dollars per occurrence, if the employer or ... 26.18.190 Compensation paid by agency, self-insurer, or social security administration on behalf of child (1) When the department of labor and industries or a self-insurer pays compensation under chapter 51.32 RCW on behalf of or on account of the ... 26.18.210 Child support order summary report form (1) The administrative office of the courts shall develop a child support order summary report form to provide for the reporting of summary information in ... 26.18.220 Standard court forms -- Mandatory use (1) The administrative office of the courts shall develop not later than July 1, 1991, standard court forms and format rules for mandatory use by ... 26.18.230 Residential time summary report form (1) The administrative office of the courts in consultation with the department of social and health services, division of child support, shall develop a residential ... 26.18.240 Extension of rights and responsibilities -- Domestic partnerships (1) For the purposes of chapter 26.21A RCW, any privilege, immunity, right, benefit, or responsibility granted or imposed by chapter 26.21A RCW, the uniform interstate ... 26.18.900 Severability -- 1984 c 260 If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ... Last modified: April 7, 2009