Washington State Legislature: Domestic Relations Bills

The following bills, under the topical heading of "Domestic Relations" have been introduced in the Washington State Legislature.    Each bill has a link to the Legislature's website for more information and a status report.   The two bills addressing child support schedule and residential credit have been highlighted. 

Abduction of child by parent, educating parents concerning harmful effects: HB 1021

Child support, child support schedule work group recommendations: HB 1027, SHB 1027

Child support, collections, reporting payments to independent contractors: SB 5552

Child support, enforcement services, provision for recipients of subsidized or working connections child care: SB 5157, SSB 5157

Child support, noncompliance-based suspension of fishing and hunting licenses, violations of suspension: HB 1218, SB 5137

Child support, noncompliance-based suspension of licenses, sending notice to responsible parent: HB 1227

Child support, residential schedule adjustment for support obligation determinations: HB 1694

Child support, revising uniform interstate family support act to include foreign support orders: HB 1118

Child support, support obligation credit for veteran's benefits paid for veteran's child: HB 1145

Child support, vehicular homicide due to alcohol or drugs, offender to pay support for victim's children: HB 1151

Family and medical leave insurance program, implementing by amending provisions of family leave insurance program: HB 1457, SB 5292

Family coordinators in schools, funding allocation: SB 5117

Family leave insurance program, repealing family and medical leave insurance act: SB 5159

Home visiting and parent and caregiver support, department of early learning to reserve funds for: HB 1723

Incarcerated, parental rights when: HB 1284, SB 5460

Indecent liberties, modifying definition to include spouses: HB 1108

Marriage, dissolution after making a will, adding stepchild of former spouse to provisions: SB 5067

Marriage, dissolution, encouraging reconciliation and nonadversarial approaches through family second chances act: SB 5614

Marriage, dissolution, harmful effects of parental child abduction during custody disputes: HB 1021

Marriage, dissolution, mediation for parenting plan issues: HB 1353

Marriage, dissolution, residential provisions for children of military parents: HB 1107

Marriage, solemnizations of, authorizing without requiring certain judges and elected officials to perform: HB 1589

Marriage, solemnizing by tribal court judges: HB 1083

Marriage, solemnizing by tribal court judges and administrative law judges: SHB 1083

Parent with founded finding of child abuse or neglect, work group to consider creating certificate of suitability for parents who have turned their lives around: SB 5565

Parentage, adjudication of, public inspection of judicial proceeding documents and pleadings: HB 1446, SB 5135

Parental rights, when incarcerated or in residential substance abuse treatment: HB 1284, SB 5460

Parenting plans, dissolution of marriage, residential provisions for children: HB 1107, HB 1353

Rape, third degree, modifying definition to include spouses: HB 1108

Stillbirth, certificates of, issuance by county registrar to mother or father: HB 1137

Substance abuse treatment, participating in, parental rights when: HB 1284, SB 5460

Support, child and spousal, revising uniform interstate family support act to include foreign support orders: HB 1118

Uniform interstate family support act, revising to include foreign support orders: HB 1118

Visitation, sibling visitation after dependency proceedings dismissed or concluded: HB 1140

Visitation, sibling visitation for children in foster care: HB 1204, SHB 1204, SB 5389

Visitation, third-party, conditions and procedures: HB 1506