Child Support

Maryland child support lawyer

Child support in Maryland is established using state-mandated guidelines. Because of this, it is important to identify all sources of income so they can be included in the calculations. The child support guidelines take into account the parents’ gross income, the number of children, the costs of providing children medical insurance and childcare, alimony received or paid, children’s extraordinary medical expenses and other expenses such as private school costs and related transportation.  While there is a presumption that the child support determined with the Maryland child support guidelines is an appropriate amount, there are circumstances under which the court may deviate from the guidelines. To learn more about child support calculations, contact me, Steven M. Weisbaum, Esq., at my Rockville law firm, The Weisbaum Law Firm.

Modifications of a child support order are possible

When circumstances change, modifications of child support orders are possible. Factors that may be considered by the court in determining whether to modify child support include a parent’s injury or disability, a significant increase or decrease in a parent’s income, if a child incurs an unusual medical expense that did not exist at the time of the original award such as orthodontics, or some other material change in circumstance bearing on the calculation of child support. I can assess and seek a modification in an existing child support award if the circumstances warrant.

Helping clients resolve legal problems since 1991

Clients who need someone to guide them through the issues related to child support are invited to contact me, Steven M. Weisbaum, Esq., at my Rockville, Maryland law firm. Serving Maryland communities such as Rockville, Gaithersburg, Germantown, Bethesda, Potomac, Wheaton, Silver Spring, Chevy Chase, Laurel and Frederick, I have been helping people solve their legal problems since 1991.

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