Washington Administrative Code
Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of
CHILD SUPPORT
Chapter 388-14A - Social and Health Services, Department of
Part C - HOW THE DIVISION OF CHILD SUPPORT DECIDES HOW MUCH CHILD SUPPORT SOMEONE SHOULD PAY
Section 388-14A-3100 - How does the division of child support establish a child support obligation when there is no child support order?

(1) When there is no order setting the amount of child support a noncustodial parent (NCP) should pay, the division of child support (DCS) serves a support establishment notice on the NCP and the custodial parent (CP). A support establishment notice is an administrative notice that can become an enforceable order for support if nobody requests a hearing on the notice.

(2) DCS may serve a support establishment notice when there is no order that:

(3) Whether support is based upon an administrative order or a court order, DCS may serve a support establishment notice when the parties to a paternity or parentage order subsequently marry each other and then separate, or parties to a decree of dissolution remarry each other and then separate. The remaining provisions of the paternity or parentage order or the decree of dissolution, including provisions establishing parentage, remain in effect.

(4) DCS may serve a notice and finding of financial responsibility (NFFR) under WAC 388-14A-3115. DCS uses this notice when the NCP's parentage of the child is based on:

(5) Until January 1, 2019, DCS used the notice and finding of parental responsibility (NFPR) to establish support orders if the parents filed a paternity affidavit, paternity acknowledgment, or acknowledgment of paternity which did not become a conclusive presumption of paternity.

(6) DCS may serve a "Medical support only" NFFR under WAC 388-14A-3125.