Child Support

Many parents have kids in multiple households. Blended families often mean that you may have one child spending time with a former spouse, while you have children with your current partner. Child support questions can seem complex in these situations, but Maryland has ways of accounting for the impact this has on your finances. Child…

Maryland families that have two households will see a shift in how child support is calculated. As of October 1, 2025, there is an updated multifamily adjustment law that impacts your support obligation. If you have kids in two households, things have likely changed for how this impacts your support.  At RPM Law, our Maryland…

Child support orders can change when the circumstances are right. Things like job changes, life shifts, or changes in custody might necessitate a child support modification. Maryland law lets parents request a modification of child support, but they have to do so for the right reasons. Understanding when this might be appropriate can be complicated,…

If a parent in Maryland who pays child support experiences a significant (a.k.a. material) change in their financial circumstances and is unable to continue meeting their child support obligations, the expenses for a child(ren), or the number of overnights that parent has with a child, they can ask a court to modify the child support…

Every child in Maryland has the right to receive support from both parents, even if they are legally separated, divorced, or were never married in the first place. In the below blog post, we provide an overview of the child support laws in Maryland and what they can mean for you.   What Is Child Support…