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Home » US Law » 2022 Maryland Statutes » Family Law » Title 12 - Child Support » Subtitle 1 - General Provisions

Section 12-101 – Award by Court — Authorized

    (a)    (1)    Unless the court finds from the evidence that the amount of the award will produce an inequitable result, for an initial pleading that requests child support pendente lite, the court shall award child support for a period from the filing of the pleading that requests child support.         (2)    Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, unless the […]

Section 12-102 – Award by Court — Inclusion of Child on Health Insurance Policy

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.         (2)    “Accessible” means health insurance coverage that insures primary care services located within the lesser of 30 miles or 30 minutes from the child’s primary residence.         (3)    “Actual income” has the meaning stated in § 12–201(b) of this title.         (4)    “Adjusted actual income” has the meaning stated in […]

Section 12-102.1 – Award by Court — Medical Support Notice

    (a)    A medical support notice:         (1)    may be issued by a child support agency in any child support case in which a circuit court of this State or tribunal of another jurisdiction has ordered a parent to include the child in the parent’s health insurance coverage; and         (2)    shall be issued by a child support agency in all […]

Section 12-102.2 – Award by Court — Order by Foreign Court

    An administrative order or a medical support notice for health insurance coverage issued in any other state or territory will be enforced to the same extent in a proceeding under this subtitle as an order or a medical support notice for health insurance coverage issued in this State.

Section 12-102.3 – Administrative Contests of Withholdings

    (a)    (1)    This section applies to administrative contests of withholdings from an employee’s earnings made by an employer for the purpose of complying with this title.         (2)    Nothing in this section may be construed to limit an employee’s right to judicially contest an underlying court order requiring the employee to provide health insurance coverage for the employee’s child. […]

Section 12-103 – Award of Costs and Counsel Fees

    (a)    The court may award to either party the costs and counsel fees that are just and proper under all the circumstances in any case in which a person:         (1)    applies for a decree or modification of a decree concerning the custody, support, or visitation of a child of the parties; or         (2)    files any form of proceeding: […]

Section 12-104 – Modification of Child Support Award

    (a)    The court may modify a child support award subsequent to the filing of a motion for modification and upon a showing of a material change of circumstance.     (b)    The court may not retroactively modify a child support award prior to the date of the filing of the motion for modification.

Section 12-104.1 – Suspension of Child Support Payments and Accrual of Arrearages for Incarcerated Obligors

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.         (2)    “Administration” has the meaning stated in § 10–101 of this article.         (3)    “Obligee” has the meaning stated in § 10–101 of this article.         (4)    “Obligor” has the meaning stated in § 10–101 of this article.     (b)    A child support payment is not past due and arrearages may not […]

Section 12-105 – Central Registry of Records

    (a)    (1)    The Child Support Administration of the Department of Human Services shall maintain a central registry of records of all identifying information that relates to parents who have deserted or who appear to have deserted their children.         (2)    The Child Support Administration shall list these parents in the registry whether or not their children are likely to […]