Washington State Child Support

In the wake of divorce and custody cases, child support payments are one of the biggest continuing expenses parents face. Part of your duty as a parent is to provide for your children.

To get started:

• Collect specific information about your income, finances, and taxes.
• You need your most recent tax returns, paycheck stubs, and tax forms, like W-2s or 1099s.
• any paperwork that documents disability or unemployment benefits,
• child health care costs,
• mandatory fees like union dues or retirement contributions,
• job-related expenses.
• If you have child support payments for other children, spousal support payments, or similar costs, collect those.

Washington’s Support Schedule appears to be a rigid, standardized formula. Like a math equation, you plug numbers in and it shows a presumptive amount. However, just like having a CPA look at your taxes, there may be things an attorney sees that will benefit you in getting a deviation from the presumptive amount.

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