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§ 12-104. Modification of support award

West's Annotated Code of MarylandFamily Law

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Family Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 12. Child Support (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Family Law, § 12-104
§ 12-104. Modification of support award
Currentness
Modification of child support
(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.
Modification not retroactive
(b) The court may not retroactively modify a child support award prior to the date of the filing of the motion for modification.

Credits

Added by Acts 1988, c. 338, § 2, eff. July 1, 1988.

Editors' Notes

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Laws:
Family Law § 12-104, added as Family Law § 12-102 by Acts 1984, c. 296, § 2, renumbered as Family Law § 12-103 by Acts 1984, c. 204, § 1, renumbered as Family Law § 12-104 by Acts 1984, c. 400, § 1, amended by Acts 1987, c. 316, § 1; Acts 1988, c. 6, § 1, related to a central registry of records, renumbered as Family Law § 12-105 by Acts 1988, c. 338, § 1, eff. July 1, 1988.
MD Code, Family Law, § 12-104, MD FAMILY § 12-104
Current through legislation effective July 1, 2020, from the 2020 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
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