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MARRIAGE OF EDWARDS

No. 49161-5.

99 Wn.2d 913 (1983)

665 P.2d 883

In the Matter of the Marriage of ROBERT K. EDWARDS, Appellant, and PAMELA K. EDWARDS, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

June 23, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Lawrie (of Ordell, Lawrie & Brown), for appellant.

Peter D. Preston, for respondent.

Jenifer Schramm, Andrew Walkover, and J. Porter Kelley, amici curiae.

ROSELLINI, J.

This case comes to us on certification from the Court of Appeals, Division One. The court certified the following issue:

May a child support award validly include a clause which automatically adjusts the amount payable to equal a specified percentage of the obligor parent's income?

We answer this question in the affirmative with the limitations described below.

The facts giving rise to this dispute are as follows: Robert and...

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