Child Support in Maryland

To establish child support in Maryland uses a formula that is presumed to be correct. This formula looks at each of the parties incomes and only deducts from that income for child support being paid for children from a prior marriage as well is alimony paid in either current or prior cases. Based on the parties income and the number of overnights that the child has with each of the parents (either joint physical custody or sole physical custody) a Basic Child Support Obligation will be determined. From this basic obligation the only expenses that will be added to the obligation are work related child care expenses, the cost of health insurance for the child, the cost of any extraordinary medical expenses, and in limited cases the cost of private school and/or transportation for the child. Based on these numbers the final child support will be determined. The calculation of child support is outlined in Maryland Family Law Article 12-204.