Child Support Deviation - Possession of Wealth

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In Washington, child support is calculated based upon the comparative net income of the respective parents. From this, a standard calculation is determined. The court may deviate from this number in determining the amount of the actual transfer payment. The standards for deviation are found in RCW 26.19.075.

One of the listed reasons for deviation is RCW 26.19.075 (1)(a)(vi), which states:

Possession of wealth, including but not limited to savings, investments, real estate holdings and business interests, vehicles, boats, pensions, bank accounts, insurance plans, or other assets;

To my knowledge, this reason has not been interpreted by the courts, leaving it wide open for argument on what is meant. I don't think this would mean typical middle class savings, investments and assets. For the legislature to include it, they must have meant the possession of substantial wealth or abundance. That still leaves it wide open for interpretation and argument before the court.

The Renton law firm of Mogren, Glessner & Roti, represents clients in a variety of family law cases, both contested and uncontested. We have 4 attorneys for you to chose from. Please visit our web page at Washington Child Support for more information.

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The Renton law firm of Mogren, Glessner & Roti, represents clients in a variety of family law cases, both contested and uncontested. We have 4 attorneys for you to chose from. Please visit our web page at http://mgrlaw.com/legalarticle/Family-Law-Information.html for more information.

Washington Spousal Maintenance

In Washington, the concept of alimony was replaced with spousal maintenance. Maintenance is based upon what the court ultimately determines is just, including the resources of the party requesting maintenance including the assets to be received and the need for child support, time needed to get training to become employable, the standard of living established during the relationship, the duration of the relationship, the age and condition (physical, emotional or financial) of the party requesting maintenance, and the ability of the paying spouse to meet his/her needs while paying maintenance.

There are always two issues that need to be addressed with spousal maintenance. The first is how much, and the second is how long. Unfortunately there is no scientific formula to determine either of these. It is more of an art than it is a science. A good, experienced family law attorney can give you an idea of what you might expect from your trial judge.

The Renton law firm of Mogren, Glessner & Roti, represents clients in a variety of family law cases, including determining spousal maintenance is divorce actions. Please visit our web page at http://www.mgrlaw.com/ for more information.

Mogren, Glessner & Roti

The law office of Mogren, Glessner&Roti;, P.S. is located in Renton Washington, and we provide services to most of King County. Our firm has been in existence since 1942. We presently have 4 attorneys serving our clients, Peter Mogren, Ronald Glessner, Ruth Roti, and Cindy Stewart.

The main emphasis of our service is in family law (divorce, custody, support, etc.), wills and estate planning (Wills, Commmunity Property Agreements, Power of Attorney, etc.), probate, and personal injury.

Please call visit our web page at http://www.mgrlaw.com/ to get additional information, or call us at 425-255-4542 to schedule an appointment.

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