Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 26.23.045 (2026)

Support enforcement services

✓ current as of May 2026

Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section WA-LEGapp.leg.wa.gov JustiaTitle on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

(1) The division of child support, Washington state support registry, shall provide support enforcement services under the following circumstances:

(a) Whenever public assistance under RCW 74.20.330 is paid;

(b) Whenever a request for support enforcement services under RCW 74.20.040 is received;

(c) When a support order which contains language directing a responsible parent to make support payments to the Washington state support registry under RCW 26.23.050 is submitted and the division of child support receives a written application for services or is already providing services;

(d) When the obligor submits a support order or support payment, and an application, to the Washington state support registry.

(2) The division of child support shall continue to provide support enforcement services for so long as and under such conditions as the department shall establish by regulation or until the superior court enters an order removing the requirement that the obligor make support payments to the Washington state support registry as provided for in RCW 26.23.050.

[ 1997 c 58 s 902; 1994 c 230 s 8; 1989 c 360 s 33.]

Notes:

Short title—Part headings, captions, table of contents not law—Exemptions and waivers from federal law—Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—1997 c 58: See RCW 74.08A.900 through 74.08A.904.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1999–1999 · leading case: Rains v. State, Dept. of Shs, Dcs, 989 P.2d 558 (Wash. Ct. App. 1999).

Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment

Rains v. State, Dept. of Shs, Dcs, 989 P.2d 558 (Wash. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “ANALYSIS Did DCS have the authority to enforce the Italian support order under RCW 26.23.045, RCW 74.20 or RCW 74.20A? The State contends DCS had the authority to provide nonassistance support services to Ms.”

Rains v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 98 Wash. App. 127 (Wash. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “ANALYSIS Did DCS have the authority to enforce the Italian support order under RCW 26.23.045, RCW 74.20 or RCW 74.20A? The State contends DCS had the authority to provide nonassistance support services to Ms.”

Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.