When you file for divorce in Maryland, you and your estranged spouse have some control over how your assets are divided. If you both agree to a set of terms, the court will probably oblige. However, the situation is different when it avoids child support. No matter...

When you and your former spouse first came to a child support agreement, they weren't making a high level of income. Now that their income has suddenly skyrocketed, you want your child to enjoy the same standard of living when staying with both parents. Can you ask...

Maryland has one of the highest scales in the country for the calculation of child support. Thus, it can result in situations where a parent ends up in arrears and in trouble with the legal system. To avoid this, parents should proactively take steps if they feel that...

Child support continues to be an issue around the country as many parents refuse to make payments. Statistics have shown that less than 50 percent of custodial parents who are owed child support regularly receive their full payment. Because the failure to pay support...

Even though you take pride in making child support payments in full and on time, you never know what could happen in the future. If you run into financial trouble, you may find it difficult to keep up with these payments. If you're unable to make your child support...

There may be times when you require a long-term or permanent child support modification, such as if you are facing a serious medical concern. Conversely, there are situations in which a short-term child support modification makes more sense. Also known as a temporary...

Even when a noncustodial parent is ordered by the court to make child support payments, it doesn't mean that he or she will actually do so. For one reason or another, there could come a point when you realize that you are not going to receive payments as required by...

Are you required by the court to pay child support? Are you receiving child support payments every month? If you answered yes to either question, it's important to understand what child support is designed to cover. For example, if you pay child support, you hope that...

If there comes a point when you are unable to make your child support payments, you have to review your situation to get a better idea of what to do next. Maybe you're facing a short-term financial problem that will resolve on its own soon enough. In this case, you...

When it comes to matters of child custody and visitation, there could come a point when you run into trouble. You want one thing, but your ex-spouse has something else in mind. If possible, you'll want to work through these details in mediation. This gives you and the...