Legal Opinion
Harmon v. Department of Social & Health Services
Washington Supreme Court
Decided February 26, 1998No. 64800-0PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGuy, J.
In this appeal we are asked to determine whether the family expense statute, RCW 26.16.205, imposes a child support obligation on a stepparent which is equal to that of the child’s mother and father and which continues after the child leaves the family home. We hold RCW 26.16.205 is not a self-contained and autonomous child support statute. It may not be used independent of the standards, guidelines and schedule the Legislature has enacted to govern child support liability and computation in this state. See RCW 26.19 (Washington Child Support Schedule).
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2Cases cited32 opinions
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3Cited by89 opinions
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