IN RE MARRIAGE OF KAHLE

No. 56102-2-I.

138 P.3d 1129 (2006)

In re the MARRIAGE OF Lyle C. KAHLE, Respondent/Cross-Appellant, and Randolph S. Kahle, Appellant/Cross-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

July 24, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Cummings Kelly, Attorney at Law, Bellingham, WA, for Appellant/Cross-Respondent.

Delney North Hilen, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Respondent/Cross-Appellant.


COX, J.

¶ 1 At issue is whether an "automatic periodic adjustment" of child support ordered in a decree is self-executing — enforceable without further court order.1 We hold that such a provision is only enforceable by court order. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment for unpaid child support and medical expenses based on the original decree and remand for further proceedings.

¶ 2 The marriage of Randolph Kyle and...

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