§ 12-201. Definitions
West's Annotated Code of MarylandFamily LawEffective: July 1, 2022
Effective: July 1, 2022
MD Code, Family Law, § 12-201
§ 12-201. Definitions
(c) “Adjusted actual income” means actual income minus:
(d) “Adjusted basic child support obligation” means an adjustment of the basic child support obligation for shared physical custody.
(e) “Basic child support obligation” means the base amount due for child support calculated using the combined adjusted actual incomes of both parents as adjusted by the self-support reserve.
(f) “Combined adjusted actual income” means the combined monthly adjusted actual incomes of both parents.
(g)(1) “Extraordinary medical expenses” means uninsured costs for medical treatment in excess of $250 in any calendar year.
(h) “Health insurance” includes medical insurance, dental insurance, prescription drug coverage, and vision insurance.
(i) “Income” means:
(l) “Ordinary and necessary expenses” does not include amounts allowable by the Internal Revenue Service for the accelerated component of depreciation expenses or investment tax credits or any other business expenses determined by the court to be inappropriate for determining actual income for purposes of calculating child support.
(m) “Potential income” means income attributed to a parent determined by:
(n) “Self-support reserve” means the adjustment to a basic child support obligation ensuring that a child support obligor maintains a minimum amount of monthly income, after payment of child support, federal and state income taxes, and Federal Insurance Contribution Act taxes, of at least 110% of the 2019 federal poverty level for an individual.
(o)(1) “Shared physical custody” means that each parent keeps the child or children overnight for more than 25% of the year and that both parents contribute to the expenses of the child or children in addition to the payment of child support.
(p) “Shared physical custody adjustment” means the adjustment made to a theoretical adjusted basic child support obligation in a shared physical custody case when a parent keeps the child or children overnight for more than 25% (at least 92 overnights), but less than 30% (not more than 109 overnights), of the year.
Credits
Added by Acts 1989, c. 2, § 1, eff. Feb. 24, 1989. Amended by Acts 1996, c. 351, § 4, eff. July 1, 1996; Acts 2004, c. 491, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2007, c. 35, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2007, c. 36, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2010, c. 262, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 263, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2012, c. 66, § 1, eff. April 10, 2012; Acts 2017, c. 739, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2019, c. 436, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2020, c. 142, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 143, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 383, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2020, c. 384, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
MD Code, Family Law, § 12-201, MD FAMILY § 12-201
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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