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Your WA Child Support Order: What You Should Know
Produced by Genesis Law Firm (http://www.genesislawfirm.com/). Last video in 3-installment series on What You Should Know AFTER Your Divorce in Washington State. This final video focuses on your child support order.
Free Legal Aid provides useful information about child custody. In addition to the video here, be sure you check out other resources.
Child Support and Visitation in Washington
In Washington, the courts follow Washington Code Title 20, Section 20 as a basic layout of the rules for determining the amount of support that is to be paid. Washington uses the Income Shares method to determine child support, which means that the level of support is determined by the income of both parents. check to learn more.
Child Custody in Washington State
According to Washington State law, the court considers many factors when deciding how much time each parent should spend with the child, including the following:
The relative strength, nature, and stability of the child's relationship with each parent, including whether a parent has taken greater responsibility for performing parenting functions relating to the daily needs of the child.
Any agreements the parents have made. check to learn more.