Child Support

An attorney general's office in another state recently collected more than $95,000 in back child support payments in one case. Maryland parents who receive child support payments are likely aware that payments can be collected even if the parent who owes the support...

A man in another state has been responsible for the support of a child that is not his for 13 years. The man claims that he has never seen the child nor talked to the child, yet he is, in the eyes of the state, considered to be $21,000 behind in child support...

The Social Security Administration offers a variety of benefits to Americans who are in need of financial assistance whether due to disability or low income. When the recipients of Social Security benefits are non-custodial parents, the parents who are expecting to...

As part of a Maryland divorce or custody order, a non-custodial parent may be ordered to pay child support for a child or children. Penalties and enforcement procedures are in place when parents fail to make court-ordered payments. However, these measures are most...

Like many other states, Maryland has very specific guidelines when it comes to child support payments. Both parents are tasked with the duty to financially support their child, and these guidelines ensure that a child is provided with necessities such as food,...

Maryland uses a set of child support guidelines in determining child support payments. Generally speaking, the custodial parent receives child support from the non-custodial parent. Shared physical custody may present complications, but a Maryland court will still...

After a divorce in Maryland, it may be up to a judge or a government agency to determine if someone needs to make child support payments, as well as how much must be paid. To do this, the agency may take a look at a person's credit report. They will be looking at the...

According to the prosecution, a man from Upper Marlboro, Maryland has been refusing to pay his child support, even though he had the means to make the payments. A recent conviction in the court backs this up. The man was said to be guilty by a jury in the Frederick...

A recently passed law will soon require Maryland gamblers who owe child support to pay up. Beginning Oct. 1, Maryland residents will have to report their earnings from gambling as part of their income. In effect, the bill that passed the Maryland General Assembly will...

The former wife of Latin crooner Marc Anthony recently took him to a Los Angeles, California, court to get him to pay more child support to her for raising their two children. Anthony had previously been paying the alleged amount of $13,000 per month to Dayanara...