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HARMON v. DEPT. OF SOCIAL & HEALTH SERV.

No. 64800-0.

951 P.2d 770 (1998)

134 Wash.2d 523

Edward HARMON, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided February 26, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Quirk, Seattle, for Petitioner.

Christine Gregoire, Atty. Gen., Michael Majors, Asst. Atty. Gen., Everett, Davis, Wright & Tremaine, Gregory Kopta, Seattle, for Respondent.

David Engdahl, William Oltman, Tacoma, amicus curiae.

GUY, Justice.

In this appeal we are asked to determine whether the family expense statute, RCW 26.16.205, imposes a child support obligation on a stepparent which is equal to that of the child's mother and father and which continues after the child leaves the family home. We hold RCW 26.16.205 is not a self-contained and autonomous child support statute. It may not be used independent of the standards, guidelines and schedule the Legislature has enacted to govern...

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