Questions You Want Answered > Child Custody and Support (17 entries)
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Legal custody is the ability to make important decisions impacting the life of a child. AWhen both parents are together, either married or not. both have equal rights to make ...
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Physical custody, simply put, is where the child spends the night. It carries with it the right to make day to day decisions for the child when with that parent. ...
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There really is no such thing as a "usual" custody arrangement. If two parents agree to a schedule that they believe is in the best interest of their children, a ...
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If parents can't agree on a custody arrangement for their children, the court will decide it for them. When the court makes a decision concenrning custody in Maryland, it weighs ...
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A Child Privilege Attorney, sometimes referred to in Maryland as a Nagle v. Hooks attorney, is a lawyer appointed by the court in a custody case when the minor child is ...
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A Best Interest Attorney, as opposed to a Child Privilege Attorney, is a lawyer appointed by the Court to represent and present to the Court what custodial arrangment and conditions are ...
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Child support is the amount of money the legislature has decided is necessary to provide a child with the basic necessities of life on a monthly basis. Its award in ...
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In Maryland, the answer is "maybe." Because child support is based, not only on the number of overnights the child spends with each parent, but also on each parent's gross ...
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In Maryland, a child age 16 or over may petition the court for a change in custody in his or her own name. That petition is treated the same as ...
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In Maryland, child custody may be modified in the event of a material change in circumstances affecting the life of the child such that it is in the child's best interest ...
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In Maryland, child support is determined by reference to a number of factors. The two most important for the calculation are the parents' gross monthly incomes, including any alimony received ...
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Just so we're clear; we are not talking about the court acting to terminate involuntarily someone's parental rights in a juvenile case. That's a different stituation than a voluntary termination ...
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In Maryland, you can modify your child support if there has been a material change in the incomes of either parent, or the needs of the child. A material change ...
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Income for child support purposes includes salaries, wages, commissions, bonuses, dividend income, pension income, interest income, trust income, annuity income, Social Security benefits, worker's compensation benefits, unemployment insurance benfits, disability insurance ...
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The short answer is that the child still has to go. The court doesn't care if it's not fun or enjoyable at the other house, or if the child really ...
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No. An order establishing arrearages continues until paid. In some cases, that continues for years after the child emanicipates.
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Move away cases are some of the hardest custody cases. The short answer to the question is that you can move anywhere; whether the court will allow you to take ...