Washington State Courts use the self-support reserve to figure out limits on child support obligations for low-income parents. The self-support reserve is 125% of the federal poverty guidelines. RCW 26.19.065(2).
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services updated the federal poverty guidelines in January, 2012. As a result, the self-support reserve has gone up $30.00 for 2012:
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Former amount
through 1/25/12
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New amount
as of 1/26/12
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Self-Support Reserve
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$1,134
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$1,164
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