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Division of Child Support Brochure Page
http://www.dshs.wa.gov/dcs/brochure.shtml
Source: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services

Resource containing links to all of the DSHS Division of Child Support brochures in English. Many of the brochures are available for a fee in Cambodian, Laotian, Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, Russian and/or Chinese.
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• Where can I find an overview of Washington's Child Support Program?
• What are my child support hearing rights?
• Where can I find information on the review and modification of child support orders?
• What should I know about establishing my child's paternity?
• What should I know about taking my child across state lines?
• What are my options with family violence and child support?
• Where can I find an employer's guide to child support?
• Where can I find a child support guide for parents wit children in foster care?
• Can I use direct deposit for child support payments?
• What happens to my child support now that I am unemployed?
• If I am out of work, what can I do about my child support?
• How do I deal with child support issues if I am in prison?
• What should every teenager know of child support and paternity?
• Do I still owe child support if I am on public assistance (TANF)?

RCW 26.19- Child support schedule
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=26.19
Source: Washington State Legislature

Links to Washington statutes on Child support, including the child support economic table, standards for application of the child support schedule, veterans� disability pensions, compensation for disability, and aid and attendant care payments, worksheets and instructions for child support, payments for attendant services in case of disability, standards for establishing lower and upper limits on child support amounts, standards for determining income, standards for deviation from the standard calculation, the allocation of child support obligations between parents, standards for post-secondary educational support awards and federal income tax exemptions.
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• Where can I find Washington laws about the calculation of child support?
• What laws determine how much child support should be paid?
• What laws determine how much each parent pays for child support?
• What does a court look at in determining child support?
• When can child support be ordered for post-secondary education?
• What are the federal tax implications of child support?

Spousal Support and Alimony
http://www.wflr.com/consumer_spousal_maintenance.h
Source: Washington Family Law Reporter

Information and links about alimony.
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• What is alimony?
• How does alimony effect my taxes?

Workfirst and the Family Violence Amendment
http://www.lawhelp.org/documents/1505717124.pdf?st
Source: Northwest Justice Project

Describes the Family Violence Amendment and its impact on the Workfirst program.
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• What does the Family Violence Amendment do?
• Who is covered by the Family Violence Amendment?
• What should you do if you are a victim of family violence and need TANF?
• What should you do if you disagree with a decision made about your TANF benefits?

What to do about a License Suspension Notice from Child Support Enforcement
http://www.lawhelp.org/documents/1487713809.pdf?st
Source: Northwest Justice Project

Information regarding the Division of Child Support?s ability to suspend a license for non-payment of child support.
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• What is a notice of suspension?
• What can I do to have my license reinstated?