With the right guidance, modifying a child support order in Maryland can be straightforward. Whether your financial circumstances have changed, or you believe your current child support arrangement is no longer fair, here’s how to proceed. Determine eligibility for...
Child Support
What to do when a parent cannot afford child support
Child support is an important aspect of family law, as it seeks to ensure the needs of children are taken care of. Despite the great intentions and deep importance of child support, it is not a perfect system. Sometimes, Maryland parents are asked to pay more than...
Issues that affect your child support settlement
When you filed for divorce, your children’s well-being was no doubt your highest priority. There is no way to legally end a marriage without it disrupting children’s lives in some way. However, with careful planning and well-formed decisions, there is no reason that...
How child support payments affect taxes
Tax season is here, and as people in Maryland and across the country work to determine what they may or may not owe, they may have questions about potential deductions. For parents who make or receive child support payments, they may wonder how this impacts their tax...
Amnesty program meant to help parents behind on child support
Children here in Maryland whose parents are not in a relationship and don’t live together still have financial needs to be met. For some parents, this means that one will make child support payments to the other parent, who is typically considered the custodial...
