Legal Opinion

In re the Marriage of Schneider

Washington Supreme Court

Decided December 22, 2011No. 85112-3PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWiggins, J.

¶1 The Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA), chapter 26.21A RCW, governs modification of child support obligations in Washington when the initial child support order was entered in a different state but one of the parties lives in Washington. The UIFSA provides that the duration of child support is governed by the laws of the original forum state. Jeffrey Almgren and Carol Schneider *356divorced in Nebraska and Schneider moved to Washington with the couple’s two children. We hold that the superior court erred by extending the father’s child support obligation past the age of majority by…

2Cases cited18 opinions

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3Cited by58 opinions

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