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Wash. Rev. Code § 26.19.050 (2026)

Worksheets and instructions

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(1) The administrative office of the courts shall develop and adopt worksheets and instructions to assist the parties and courts in establishing the appropriate child support level and apportionment of support. The administrative office of the courts shall attempt to the greatest extent possible to make the worksheets and instructions understandable by persons who are not represented by legal counsel.
(2) The administrative office of the courts shall develop and adopt standards for the printing of worksheets and shall establish a process for certifying printed worksheets. The administrator may maintain a register of sources for approved worksheets.
(3) The administrative office of the courts should explore methods to assist pro se parties and judges in the courtroom to calculate support payments through automated software, equipment, or personal assistance.
[ 2005 c 282 s 37; 1990 1st ex.s. c 2 s 5; 1988 c 275 s 6.]

Notes:

Effective dates—Severability—1990 1st ex.s. c 2: See notes following RCW 26.09.100.
Effective dates—Severability—1988 c 275: See notes following RCW 26.19.001.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1993–2008 · leading case: Harmon v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 134 Wash. 2d 523 (Wash. 1998).
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Harmon v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 134 Wash. 2d 523 (Wash. 1998). “RCW 26.19.050; RCW 26.19.035(3)-(4); Sacco, 114 Wn.”
Harmon v. Dept. of Soc. & Health Serv., 951 P.2d 770 (Wash. 1998). “RCW 26.19.050; RCW 26.19.035(3)-(4); Sacco, 114 Wash.”
In re the Marriage of Holmes, 128 Wash. App. 727 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005). “075 is supported by the child support worksheets themselves, which are required by RCW 26.19.050 and appended to chapter 26.”
In Re the Marriage of Blickenstaff & Blickenstaff, 859 P.2d 646 (Wash. Ct. App. 1993). “4 RCW 26.19.050(1) provided: "The commission shall develop and adopt worksheets and instructions.”
In re the Marriage of Choate, 177 P.3d 175 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). “RCW 26.19.050(1) provides that the “administrative office of the courts shall develop and adopt worksheets and instructions to assist the parties and courts in establishing the appropriate child support level and apportionment of support” and RCW 26.”
In Re Marriage Holmes, 117 P.3d 370 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005). “075(2) merely affirms that absent a basis for deviation, each parent will pay the amount of the standard calculation to the other, if that parent is obligated to make a transfer payment.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 26.19.050(1) — 2 cases
In Re the Marriage of Blickenstaff & Blickenstaff, 859 P.2d 646 (Wash. Ct. App. 1993). “4 RCW 26.19.050(1) provided: "The commission shall develop and adopt worksheets and instructions.”
In re the Marriage of Choate, 177 P.3d 175 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). “RCW 26.19.050(1) provides that the “administrative office of the courts shall develop and adopt worksheets and instructions to assist the parties and courts in establishing the appropriate child support level and apportionment of support” and RCW 26.”
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