Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 74 Public Assistance - Chapter 74.20 Support Of Dependent Children

74.20.010 Purpose -- Legislative intent -- Chapter to be liberally construed
It is the responsibility of the state of Washington through the state department of social and health services to conserve the expenditure of public assistance ...

74.20.021 Definitions
See RCW 74.20A.020. ...

74.20.040 Duty of department to enforce child support -- Requests for support enforcement services -- Schedule of fees -- Waiver -- Rules
(1) Whenever the department receives an application for public assistance on behalf of a child, the department shall take appropriate action under the provisions of ...

74.20.045 Employment status -- Self-employed individuals -- Enforcement
The office of support enforcement shall, as a matter of policy, use all available remedies for the enforcement of support obligations where the obligor is ...

74.20.055 Designated agency under federal law -- Role of prosecuting attorneys
The department of social and health services office of support enforcement is the designated agency in Washington state to administer the child support program under ...

74.20.057 Adjudicative proceedings -- Role of department
When the department appears or participates in an adjudicative proceeding under chapter 26.23 or 74.20A RCW it shall: (1) Act in furtherance of the state's ...

74.20.060 Cooperation by person having custody of child -- Penalty
Any person having the care, custody or control of any dependent child or children who shall fail or refuse to cooperate with the department of ...

74.20.065 Wrongful deprivation of custody -- Legal custodian excused from support payments
If the legal custodian has been wrongfully deprived of physical custody, the department is authorized to excuse the custodian from support payments for a child ...

74.20.101 Payment of support moneys to state support registry -- Notice -- Effects of noncompliance
(1) A responsible parent shall make all support payments through the office of support enforcement or the Washington state support registry if: (a) The parent's ...

74.20.160 Department may disclose information to internal revenue department
Notwithstanding the provisions of RCW 74.04.060, upon approval of the department of health, education and welfare of the federal government, the department of social and ...

74.20.210 Attorney general may act under Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act pursuant to agreement with prosecuting attorney
The prosecuting attorney of any county except a county with a population of one million or more may enter into an agreement with the attorney ...

74.20.220 Powers of department through the attorney general or prosecuting attorney
In order to carry out its responsibilities imposed under this chapter and as required by federal law, the state department of social and health services, ...

74.20.225 Subpoena authority -- Enforcement
In carrying out the provisions of this chapter or chapters 26.18, 26.23, 26.26, and 74.20A RCW, the secretary and other duly authorized officers of the ...

74.20.230 Petition for support order by married parent with minor children who are receiving public assistance
Any married parent with minor children, natural or legally adopted children who is receiving public assistance may apply to the superior court of the county ...

74.20.240 Petition for support order by married parent with minor children who are receiving public assistance -- Order -- Powers of court
(1) After the hearing of the petition for an order of support the court shall make an order granting or denying it and fixing, if ...

74.20.250 Petition for support order by married parent with minor children who are receiving public assistance -- Waiver of filing fees
The court may, upon satisfactory showing that the petitioner is without funds to pay the filing fee, order that the petition and other papers be ...

74.20.260 Financial statements by parent whose absence is basis of application for public assistance
Any parent in the state whose absence is the basis upon which an application is filed for public assistance on behalf of a child shall ...

74.20.280 Central unit for information and administration -- Cooperation enjoined -- Availability of records
The department is authorized and directed to establish a central unit to serve as a registry for the receipt of information, for answering interstate inquiries ...

74.20.300 Department exempt from fees relating to paternity or support
No filing or recording fees, court fees, or fees for making copies of documents shall be required from the state department of social and health ...

74.20.310 Guardian ad litem in actions brought to determine parent and child relationship -- Notice
(1) The provisions of RCW 26.26.555 requiring appointment of a guardian ad litem to represent the child in an action brought to determine the parent ...

74.20.320 Custodian to remit support moneys when department has support obligation -- Noncompliance
Whenever a custodian of children, or other person, receives support moneys paid to them which moneys are paid in whole or in part in satisfaction ...

74.20.330 Payment of public assistance as assignment of rights to support -- Department authorized to provide services
(1) Whenever public assistance is paid under a state program funded under Title IV-A of the federal social security act as amended by the personal ...

74.20.340 Employees' case workload standards
The department shall develop workload standards for each employee classification involved in support enforcement activities for each category of support enforcement cases.[1998 c 245 § ...

74.20.350 Costs and attorneys' fees
In order to facilitate and ensure compliance with Title IV-D of the federal social security act, now existing or hereafter amended, wherein the state is ...

74.20.360 Orders for genetic testing
(1) The division of child support may issue an order for genetic testing when providing services under this chapter and Title IV-D of the federal ...