If a child support determination was made in one state and then the parent and child relocate to another state with the court's permission is child support based upon the formula in the state where th?

Normally the original state's laws will govern until after the child has lived in the new state long enough and under that new state's child support modification section of the family code, it is then allowable to petition for a change. with some exceptions, in washington state this is 2 years (i assume as this question was posted under wash., wash. was one of the states concerned.)

i had a case once where the original state entered an egregious order, but under the federal "full faith and credit clause" which tells the states to generally respect the judgments and orders of other states, our court deferred for two years.

you can view child support modification basics at the link below ,(as well as a washington state child support calculator):

modification basics: <a href="http://www.starklawoffices.com/washington-child-support-laws.aspx">modifying support</a>

or a calculator here:

http://www.starklawoffices.com/washington-state-child-support-calculator.aspx

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