If you expect to spend time behind bars and owe child support, or if you receive payments from someone recently sentenced to prison, it is important to understand how a sentence could affect child support obligations. In fact, a new law regarding child support...
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Child support after losing a job
Washington courts typically use a parent's salary to establish a child support order. If people lose their job, they may have difficulty making these payments. Many people may think that they can stop paying child support if they lose their job. According to the...
Making child support payments in Washington State
If you are preparing to end your marriage and you have kids, or you are a parent who recently got a divorce, you need to take a close look at various issues regarding child support. In Washington, there are a number of ways you can make payments. Unfortunately, some...
What actions are taken for non-payment of child support?
It is the duty of both parents to financially support a child, so they have a roof over their head, nutritious food to eat, and access to medical care as needed. When a parent has sole custody of a child, the other must pay child support. According to the Washington...
Are you seeing signs of parental alienation?
Dealing with a malicious co-parent can put you on your guard. Unfortunately, this often ends up being in your best interest. After all, malicious co-parents often wish to harm you in any way they can. To reach that end, they may even harm your child. This often...
How do judges decide child support amounts?
As part of your divorce, you must share custody of the children you share with your soon-to-be-ex. You know you must pay child support, but you do not know how much. What factors affect child support amounts? Forbes explores the question in depth. Learn how to prepare...
Temporary hardship and your child support obligations
If your job is temporarily on hold or you are unable to work for another reason, you may have a hard time paying child support. Even though you may expect to resume receiving a regular paycheck soon, simply not making child support payments is not an option. You need...
When can child support payments be modified?
When Washington parents divorce, the court decides on a child support payment amount. But courts understand that life is always changing. The circumstances at the time of your divorce may not always be true. Because of that, parents can sometimes request child support...
How is income determined for child support?
Determining the income of the parents is an important step in determining child support. When child support services or a court needs to figure the income of each parent, there are several ways in which to do so. If you have concerns that the other parent may not...
How does child support modification work?
When you get a divorce in Washington, there are two ways to establish child support: an administrative order and a court order. In both of these processes, the terms of the child support order use your current income and living situation to calculate the payment...