Legal Question in Family Law in Washington
Tax info provided to ??
My boyfriend's ex wife has custody of their 2 children in AZ. I reviewed the order of child support, and a few things on there bothered me. My main concern is this: he was ordered to provide his w-2's and tax returns. It does not say to whom, but I'm assuming the courts? Verbatim it says ''father ********, shall provide his W-2 and tax returns on April 15th of each year and the court reserves jurisdiction to allow a review each year at the mother's discretion.'' His ex is saying he's to provide them to her, but he thinks it's none of her business what he makes (which is far lower than the amount used to calculate his support payments). So my question is, to whom are we supposed to provide his tax information? And would non-compliance be considered contempt?
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Re: Tax info provided to ??
You listed this question under the Washington section even though it is an Arizona case, so I suggest that you repost under the Arizona law section for a response from an Arizona attorney.
Nevertheless, for the benefit of those in Washington who have this situation come up (and it comes up all the time with poorly worded orders), the answer is that if your boyfriend's order came from a Washington Court, your boyfriend would provide the tax information to his ex. How else would the mother know to ask for an adjustment as provided for in the language that you quoted in your query?
I hate to break it to your boyfriend, but yes, his earnings are his ex's business, since that is the basis for determining what child support will be and whether she ought to ask for an adjustment.
Again, if this were in Washington, non-compliance would be grounds for a finding of contempt.
I suspect my answers here would apply in Arizona, but not being licensed there, I advise you to repost this question under the Arizona law section because you always want an opinion of someone licensed there. This answer only applies to folks in Washington state.
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