WA People
BILL · 1997–98 SESSION

HB 1635: Spousal maintenance collectn

Requiring immediate income withholding to enforce a spousal maintenance order under specified conditions.

Summary

  • When a court orders spousal maintenance, the court must order immediate income withholding to enforce the order unless: (a) the party demonstrates, and the court finds, that good cause exists not to require immediate income withholding, and that withholding should be delayed until a spousal maintenance payment is past due; or (b) the parties agree in writing to an alternative arrangement, and it is approved by the…

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1635), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 4, 1997
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38)
Introduced
February 4, 1997 in the House
Last action
January 12, 1998

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38)

3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Patricia Lantz D-26Val Ogden D-49John Blalock D-33

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

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HB 1635 in other sessions

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