This is part 6 of 8 of our series on what forms you need to file for temporary orders in your divorce case. Last time we went over the Proposed Temporary Parenting Plan.  Next time we’ll go over the Child Support Worksheets.

WHY YOU NEED IT

Washington State requires a child support order in any divorce case in which the divorcing spouses have children.  If you are filing for temporary orders and have children, you must submit a proposed order of child support.  Your order of child support will set out how much each parent must pay towards a child’s financial support each month.

The order of child support also contains provisions requiring one or both parents to maintain health insurance for the child, and determines each parent’s proportionate obligation to pay for expenses not included in the monthly support payment (such as uninsured medical expenses).

All of these figures and obligations are calculated using two primary factors: (1) each parents’ income and (2) the age of the child(ren) – more about this next week when we discuss the Child Support Worksheet.

WHERE TO GET IT

Like all pattern forms, a blank Order of Child Support can be downloaded from the Washington Pattern Court Forms website.

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE

Check out a blank Order of Child Support here.