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§ 12-204. Calculation of support

West's Annotated Code of MarylandFamily LawEffective: July 1, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland

Family Law (Refs & Annos)

Title 12. Child Support (Refs & Annos)

Subtitle 2. Child Support Guidelines (Refs & Annos)

Effective: July 1, 2022

MD Code, Family Law, § 12-204

§ 12-204. Calculation of support

Currentness

Basic child support obligation; division

(a)(1) The basic child support obligation shall be determined in accordance with the schedule of basic child support obligations in subsection (e) of this section. The basic child support obligation shall be divided between the parents in proportion to their adjusted actual incomes.

(2)(i) If one or both parents have made a request for alimony or maintenance in the proceeding in which a child support award is sought, the court shall decide the issue and amount of alimony or maintenance before determining the child support obligation under these guidelines.

(ii) If the court awards alimony or maintenance, the amount of alimony or maintenance awarded shall be considered actual income for the recipient of the alimony or maintenance and shall be subtracted from the income of the payor of the alimony or maintenance under § 12-201(c)(2) of this subtitle before the court determines the amount of a child support award.

Potential income

(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, if a parent is voluntarily impoverished, child support may be calculated based on a determination of potential income.

(2) If there is a dispute as to whether a parent is voluntarily impoverished, the court shall:

(i) make a finding as to whether, based on the totality of the circumstances, the parent is voluntarily impoverished; and

(ii) if the court finds that the parent is voluntarily impoverished, consider the factors specified in § 12-201(m) of this subtitle in determining the amount of potential income that should be imputed to the parent.

(3) A determination of potential income may not be made for a parent who:

(i) is unable to work because of a physical or mental disability; or

(ii) is caring for a child under the age of 2 years for whom the parents are jointly and severally responsible.

Extrapolation of child support

(c) If a combined adjusted actual income amount falls between amounts shown in the schedule, the basic child support amount shall be extrapolated to the next higher amount.

High incomes; discretion of court

(d) If the combined adjusted actual income exceeds the highest level specified in the schedule in subsection (e) of this section, the court may use its discretion in setting the amount of child support.

Schedule

(e) Schedule of basic child support obligations. An asterisk (*) indicates a child support obligation adjusted by the self-support reserve.

Combined Adjusted Actual Income	1 Child	2 Children	3 Children	4 Children	5 Children	6 or More Children

0-1200	*50	*55	*57	*58	*59	*60
1250	*74	*79	*81	*82	*83	*84
1300	*109	*116	*119	*121	*122	*124
1350	*144	*154	*158	*160	*162	*164
1400	*179	*191	*196	*199	*201	*204
1450	*214	*229	*235	*238	*241	*244
1500	*249	*266	*273	*277	*280	*284
1550	*284	*304	*312	*316	*320	*324
1600	*319	*341	*350	*355	*359	*364
1650	339	*379	*389	*394	*399	*404
1700	348	*416	*427	*433	*438	*444
1750	357	*454	*466	*472	*478	*484
1800	367	*491	*504	*511	*517	*524
1850	376	*529	*543	*550	*557	*564
1900	385	565	*581	*589	*596	*604
1950	394	578	*620	*628	*636	*644
2000	403	591	*658	*667	*675	*684
2050	412	604	*697	*706	*715	*724
2100	421	617	*735	*745	*754	*764
2150	430	631	762	*784	*794	*804
2200	439	644	778	*823	*833	*844
2250	448	657	794	*862	*873	*884
2300	457	670	810	*901	*912	*924
2350	466	684	826	923	*952	*964
2400	475	697	842	941	*991	*1004
2450	484	710	858	958	*1031	*1044
2500	493	723	874	976	*1070	*1084
2550	502	736	890	994	1094	*1124
2600	511	750	906	1012	1113	*1164
2650	520	763	922	1030	1133	*1204
2700	529	776	938	1048	1152	*1244
2750	538	789	954	1066	1172	1274
2800	547	803	970	1083	1192	1295
2850	556	816	986	1101	1211	1317
2900	565	829	1002	1119	1231	1338
2950	574	842	1018	1137	1251	1359
3000	583	856	1034	1155	1270	1381
3050	592	869	1050	1173	1290	1402
3100	601	882	1066	1190	1310	1423
3150	610	895	1082	1208	1329	1445
3200	619	908	1098	1226	1349	1466
3250	628	922	1114	1244	1368	1487
3300	637	935	1130	1262	1388	1509
3350	646	948	1146	1280	1408	1530
3400	655	961	1162	1298	1427	1552
3450	664	975	1178	1315	1447	1573
3500	673	988	1194	1333	1467	1594
3550	682	1001	1210	1351	1486	1616
3600	691	1014	1226	1369	1506	1637
3650	700	1027	1242	1387	1526	1658
3700	709	1041	1258	1405	1545	1680
3750	718	1054	1274	1423	1565	1701
3800	727	1067	1290	1440	1584	1722
3850	736	1080	1306	1458	1604	1744
3900	745	1094	1321	1476	1624	1765
3950	754	1107	1337	1494	1643	1786
4000	763	1120	1353	1512	1663	1808
4050	772	1133	1369	1530	1683	1829
4100	781	1146	1385	1548	1702	1850
4150	790	1160	1401	1565	1722	1872
4200	799	1173	1417	1583	1742	1893
4250	808	1185	1432	1600	1760	1913
4300	815	1197	1446	1615	1777	1931
4350	823	1208	1460	1631	1794	1950
4400	831	1219	1474	1646	1811	1968
4450	839	1231	1487	1661	1828	1987
4500	846	1242	1501	1677	1844	2005
4550	854	1254	1515	1692	1861	2023
4600	862	1265	1529	1708	1878	2042
4650	870	1276	1542	1723	1895	2060
4700	877	1288	1556	1738	1912	2079
4750	885	1299	1570	1754	1929	2097
4800	893	1311	1584	1769	1946	2115
4850	901	1322	1598	1785	1963	2134
4900	909	1334	1611	1800	1980	2152
4950	916	1345	1625	1815	1997	2171
5000	924	1356	1639	1831	2014	2189
5050	932	1368	1653	1846	2031	2207
5100	940	1379	1667	1862	2048	2226
5150	947	1391	1680	1877	2065	2244
5200	955	1402	1694	1892	2082	2263
5250	963	1413	1708	1908	2098	2281
5300	971	1425	1722	1923	2115	2299
5350	978	1436	1735	1938	2132	2318
5400	984	1444	1744	1948	2143	2329
5450	987	1446	1746	1950	2145	2332
5500	990	1449	1748	1953	2148	2335
5550	993	1452	1751	1956	2151	2338
5600	996	1455	1753	1958	2154	2341
5650	999	1457	1755	1961	2157	2344
5700	1002	1460	1758	1963	2160	2347
5750	1006	1463	1760	1966	2162	2351
5800	1009	1466	1762	1968	2165	2354
5850	1012	1468	1765	1971	2168	2357
5900	1015	1471	1767	1974	2171	2360
5950	1018	1474	1769	1976	2174	2363
6000	1021	1477	1771	1979	2176	2366
6050	1024	1480	1774	1982	2180	2370
6100	1028	1485	1780	1988	2187	2378
6150	1032	1490	1786	1995	2195	2386
6200	1036	1495	1792	2002	2202	2394
6250	1040	1500	1798	2008	2209	2401
6300	1045	1505	1804	2015	2217	2409
6350	1049	1510	1810	2022	2224	2417
6400	1053	1515	1816	2028	2231	2425
6450	1057	1521	1822	2035	2238	2433
6500	1061	1526	1828	2042	2246	2441
6550	1065	1531	1834	2048	2253	2449
6600	1069	1536	1840	2055	2260	2457
6650	1073	1541	1846	2062	2268	2465
6700	1077	1546	1852	2068	2275	2473
6750	1083	1554	1861	2079	2287	2486
6800	1090	1563	1872	2091	2300	2500
6850	1096	1571	1882	2102	2312	2513
6900	1103	1580	1892	2114	2325	2527
6950	1110	1588	1903	2125	2338	2541
7000	1116	1597	1913	2137	2350	2555
7050	1123	1605	1923	2148	2363	2569
7100	1129	1614	1934	2160	2376	2582
7150	1136	1622	1944	2171	2388	2596
7200	1142	1631	1954	2183	2401	2610
7250	1149	1639	1965	2194	2414	2624
7300	1156	1648	1975	2206	2427	2638
7350	1162	1656	1985	2217	2439	2651
7400	1168	1664	1994	2228	2450	2664
7450	1172	1671	2002	2237	2460	2674
7500	1177	1678	2010	2246	2470	2685
7550	1181	1685	2018	2255	2480	2696
7600	1186	1692	2027	2264	2490	2707
7650	1190	1699	2035	2273	2500	2717
7700	1195	1706	2043	2282	2510	2728
7750	1199	1714	2051	2291	2520	2739
7800	1204	1721	2059	2300	2530	2750
7850	1208	1728	2067	2309	2539	2760
7900	1213	1735	2075	2317	2549	2771
7950	1217	1742	2082	2326	2559	2781
8000	1221	1748	2090	2335	2568	2792
8050	1226	1755	2098	2343	2577	2801
8100	1228	1757	2100	2346	2581	2805
8150	1230	1759	2103	2349	2584	2809
8200	1233	1762	2106	2352	2587	2812
8250	1235	1764	2108	2355	2591	2816
8300	1237	1766	2111	2358	2594	2820
8350	1240	1768	2114	2361	2597	2823
8400	1242	1771	2117	2364	2601	2827
8450	1244	1773	2119	2367	2604	2831
8500	1247	1775	2122	2370	2607	2834
8550	1249	1777	2125	2373	2611	2838
8600	1251	1780	2127	2376	2614	2841
8650	1254	1782	2130	2379	2617	2845
8700	1256	1784	2133	2382	2621	2849
8750	1259	1787	2137	2386	2625	2854
8800	1263	1792	2142	2392	2632	2860
8850	1267	1797	2147	2398	2638	2867
8900	1270	1801	2152	2404	2644	2874
8950	1274	1806	2157	2410	2651	2881
9000	1278	1811	2162	2415	2657	2888
9050	1282	1816	2168	2421	2663	2895
9100	1286	1820	2173	2427	2670	2902
9150	1290	1825	2178	2433	2676	2909
9200	1294	1830	2183	2439	2682	2916
9250	1298	1834	2188	2444	2689	2923
9300	1301	1839	2194	2450	2695	2930
9350	1305	1844	2199	2456	2702	2937
9400	1309	1848	2204	2462	2708	2944
9450	1312	1852	2209	2467	2714	2950
9500	1315	1855	2213	2472	2719	2956
9550	1318	1857	2217	2477	2725	2962
9600	1321	1860	2222	2482	2730	2967
9650	1324	1862	2226	2487	2735	2973
9700	1327	1865	2231	2492	2741	2979
9750	1330	1868	2235	2496	2746	2985
9800	1333	1870	2239	2501	2752	2991
9850	1336	1873	2244	2506	2757	2997
9900	1339	1875	2248	2511	2762	3003
9950	1342	1878	2253	2516	2768	3008
10000	1345	1881	2257	2521	2773	3014
10050	1353	1892	2269	2534	2788	3030
10100	1361	1903	2281	2548	2802	3046
10150	1369	1915	2293	2561	2817	3062
10200	1377	1926	2305	2574	2832	3078
10250	1385	1937	2317	2588	2847	3094
10300	1393	1949	2329	2601	2861	3110
10350	1402	1960	2341	2615	2876	3126
10400	1410	1971	2353	2628	2891	3142
10450	1418	1983	2365	2641	2905	3158
10500	1426	1994	2377	2655	2920	3174
10550	1434	2005	2389	2668	2935	3190
10600	1442	2017	2401	2681	2950	3206
10650	1451	2028	2413	2695	2964	3222
10700	1459	2040	2424	2708	2979	3238
10750	1467	2051	2436	2722	2994	3254
10800	1475	2062	2448	2735	3008	3270
10850	1483	2074	2460	2748	3023	3286
10900	1491	2085	2472	2762	3038	3302
10950	1499	2096	2484	2775	3053	3318
11000	1508	2108	2496	2788	3067	3334
11050	1516	2119	2508	2802	3082	3350
11100	1524	2130	2520	2815	3097	3366
11150	1532	2142	2532	2828	3111	3382
11200	1540	2153	2544	2842	3126	3398
11250	1548	2164	2556	2855	3141	3414
11300	1556	2176	2568	2869	3155	3430
11350	1565	2187	2580	2882	3170	3446
11400	1573	2198	2592	2895	3185	3462
11450	1581	2210	2604	2909	3200	3478
11500	1589	2221	2616	2922	3214	3494
11550	1597	2232	2628	2935	3229	3510
11600	1605	2244	2640	2949	3244	3526
11650	1614	2255	2652	2962	3258	3542
11700	1622	2266	2664	2976	3273	3558
11750	1630	2278	2676	2989	3288	3574
11800	1638	2289	2688	3002	3303	3590
11850	1646	2300	2700	3016	3317	3606
11900	1654	2312	2712	3029	3332	3622
11950	1662	2323	2724	3042	3347	3638
12000	1671	2335	2736	3056	3361	3654
12050	1679	2346	2748	3069	3376	3670
12100	1687	2357	2760	3083	3391	3686
12150	1695	2369	2772	3096	3405	3702
12200	1703	2380	2784	3109	3420	3718
12250	1711	2391	2796	3123	3435	3734
12300	1719	2403	2808	3136	3450	3750
12350	1728	2414	2819	3149	3464	3766
12400	1736	2425	2831	3163	3479	3782
12450	1744	2437	2843	3176	3494	3798
12500	1752	2448	2855	3189	3508	3814
12550	1760	2459	2867	3203	3523	3830
12600	1768	2471	2879	3216	3538	3846
12650	1777	2482	2891	3230	3553	3862
12700	1785	2493	2903	3243	3567	3878
12750	1793	2505	2915	3256	3582	3894
12800	1801	2516	2927	3270	3597	3910
12850	1809	2527	2939	3283	3611	3926
12900	1817	2539	2951	3296	3626	3942
12950	1825	2550	2963	3310	3641	3958
13000	1834	2561	2975	3323	3656	3974
13050	1842	2573	2987	3337	3670	3990
13100	1850	2584	2999	3350	3685	4006
13150	1858	2596	3011	3363	3700	4022
13200	1866	2607	3023	3377	3714	4037
13250	1874	2618	3035	3390	3729	4053
13300	1882	2630	3047	3403	3744	4069
13350	1891	2641	3059	3417	3758	4085
13400	1899	2652	3071	3430	3773	4101
13450	1907	2664	3083	3444	3788	4117
13500	1915	2675	3095	3457	3803	4133
13550	1923	2686	3107	3470	3817	4149
13600	1931	2698	3119	3484	3832	4165
13650	1939	2709	3131	3497	3847	4181
13700	1948	2720	3143	3510	3861	4197
13750	1956	2732	3155	3524	3876	4213
13800	1964	2743	3167	3537	3891	4229
13850	1972	2754	3179	3550	3906	4245
13900	1980	2766	3191	3564	3920	4261
13950	1988	2777	3203	3577	3935	4277
14000	1997	2788	3215	3591	3950	4293
14050	2005	2800	3226	3604	3964	4309
14100	2013	2811	3238	3617	3979	4325
14150	2021	2822	3250	3631	3994	4341
14200	2029	2834	3262	3644	4009	4357
14250	2037	2845	3274	3657	4023	4373
14300	2045	2856	3286	3671	4038	4389
14350	2054	2868	3298	3684	4053	4405
14400	2062	2879	3310	3698	4067	4421
14450	2070	2891	3322	3711	4082	4437
14500	2078	2902	3334	3724	4097	4453
14550	2086	2913	3346	3738	4111	4469
14600	2094	2925	3358	3751	4126	4485
14650	2102	2936	3370	3764	4141	4501
14700	2111	2947	3382	3778	4156	4517
14750	2119	2959	3394	3791	4170	4533
14800	2127	2970	3406	3805	4185	4549
14850	2135	2981	3418	3818	4200	4565
14900	2143	2993	3430	3831	4214	4581
14950	2151	3004	3442	3845	4229	4597
15000	2160	3015	3454	3858	4244	4613
15050	2163	3021	3460	3865	4251	4621
15100	2166	3026	3466	3871	4259	4629
15150	2170	3031	3472	3878	4266	4637
15200	2173	3036	3478	3885	4273	4645
15250	2176	3042	3484	3892	4281	4653
15300	2180	3047	3490	3898	4288	4661
15350	2183	3052	3496	3905	4295	4669
15400	2186	3057	3502	3912	4303	4677
15450	2190	3063	3508	3918	4310	4685
15500	2193	3068	3514	3925	4318	4693
15550	2196	3073	3520	3932	4325	4701
15600	2200	3079	3526	3939	4332	4709
15650	2203	3084	3532	3945	4340	4717
15700	2206	3089	3538	3952	4347	4725
15750	2210	3094	3544	3959	4355	4733
15800	2213	3100	3550	3965	4362	4741
15850	2216	3105	3556	3972	4369	4749
15900	2220	3110	3562	3979	4377	4757
15950	2223	3115	3568	3986	4384	4765
16000	2226	3121	3574	3992	4391	4773
16050	2230	3126	3580	3999	4399	4782
16100	2233	3131	3586	4006	4406	4790
16150	2236	3137	3592	4012	4414	4798
16200	2240	3142	3598	4019	4421	4806
16250	2243	3147	3604	4026	4428	4814
16300	2247	3152	3610	4032	4436	4822
16350	2250	3158	3616	4039	4443	4830
16400	2253	3163	3622	4046	4450	4838
16450	2257	3168	3628	4053	4458	4846
16500	2260	3173	3634	4059	4465	4854
16550	2263	3179	3640	4066	4473	4862
16600	2267	3184	3646	4073	4480	4870
16650	2270	3189	3652	4079	4487	4878
16700	2273	3194	3658	4086	4495	4886
16750	2277	3200	3664	4093	4502	4894
16800	2280	3205	3670	4100	4510	4902
16850	2283	3210	3676	4106	4517	4910
16900	2287	3216	3682	4113	4524	4918
16950	2290	3221	3688	4120	4532	4926
17000	2293	3226	3694	4126	4539	4934
17050	2297	3231	3700	4133	4546	4942
17100	2300	3237	3706	4140	4554	4950
17150	2303	3242	3712	4147	4561	4958
17200	2307	3247	3718	4153	4569	4966
17250	2310	3252	3724	4160	4576	4974
17300	2313	3258	3730	4167	4583	4982
17350	2317	3263	3736	4173	4591	4990
17400	2320	3268	3742	4180	4598	4998
17450	2323	3274	3748	4187	4605	5006
17500	2327	3279	3754	4193	4613	5014
17550	2330	3284	3760	4200	4620	5022
17600	2334	3289	3766	4207	4628	5030
17650	2337	3295	3772	4214	4635	5038
17700	2340	3300	3778	4220	4642	5046
17750	2344	3305	3784	4227	4650	5054
17800	2347	3310	3790	4234	4657	5062
17850	2350	3316	3796	4240	4665	5070
17900	2354	3321	3802	4247	4672	5078
17950	2357	3326	3808	4254	4679	5086
18000	2360	3331	3814	4261	4687	5094
18050	2364	3337	3820	4267	4694	5102
18100	2367	3342	3826	4274	4701	5110
18150	2370	3347	3832	4281	4709	5118
18200	2374	3353	3838	4287	4716	5126
18250	2377	3358	3844	4294	4724	5135
18300	2380	3363	3850	4301	4731	5143
18350	2384	3368	3856	4308	4738	5151
18400	2387	3374	3862	4314	4746	5159
18450	2390	3379	3868	4321	4753	5167
18500	2394	3384	3874	4328	4760	5175
18550	2397	3389	3880	4334	4768	5183
18600	2400	3395	3886	4341	4775	5191
18650	2404	3400	3892	4348	4783	5199
18700	2407	3405	3898	4355	4790	5207
18750	2410	3411	3904	4361	4797	5215
18800	2414	3416	3910	4368	4805	5223
18850	2417	3421	3916	4375	4812	5231
18900	2420	3426	3922	4381	4820	5239
18950	2424	3432	3928	4388	4827	5247
19000	2427	3437	3934	4395	4834	5255
19050	2431	3442	3940	4401	4842	5263
19100	2434	3447	3946	4408	4849	5271
19150	2437	3453	3952	4415	4856	5279
19200	2441	3458	3958	4422	4864	5287
19250	2444	3463	3964	4428	4871	5295
19300	2447	3468	3970	4435	4879	5303
19350	2451	3474	3977	4442	4886	5311
19400	2454	3479	3983	4448	4893	5319
19450	2457	3484	3989	4455	4901	5327
19500	2461	3490	3995	4462	4908	5335
19550	2464	3495	4001	4469	4915	5343
19600	2467	3500	4007	4475	4923	5351
19650	2471	3505	4013	4482	4930	5359
19700	2474	3511	4019	4489	4938	5367
19750	2477	3516	4025	4495	4945	5375
19800	2481	3521	4031	4502	4952	5383
19850	2484	3526	4037	4509	4960	5391
19900	2487	3532	4043	4516	4967	5399
19950	2491	3537	4049	4522	4974	5407
20000	2494	3542	4055	4529	4982	5415
20050	2497	3548	4061	4536	4989	5423
20100	2501	3553	4067	4542	4997	5431
20150	2504	3558	4073	4549	5004	5439
20200	2507	3563	4079	4556	5011	5447
20250	2511	3569	4085	4563	5019	5455
20300	2514	3574	4091	4569	5026	5463
20350	2518	3579	4097	4576	5034	5471
20400	2521	3584	4103	4583	5041	5479
20450	2524	3590	4109	4589	5048	5488
20500	2528	3595	4115	4596	5056	5496
20550	2531	3600	4121	4603	5063	5504
20600	2534	3605	4127	4609	5070	5512
20650	2538	3611	4133	4616	5078	5520
20700	2541	3616	4139	4623	5085	5528
20750	2544	3621	4145	4630	5093	5536
20800	2548	3627	4151	4636	5100	5544
20850	2551	3632	4157	4643	5107	5552
20900	2554	3637	4163	4650	5115	5560
20950	2558	3642	4169	4656	5122	5568
21000	2561	3648	4175	4663	5129	5576
21050	2564	3653	4181	4670	5137	5584
21100	2568	3658	4187	4677	5144	5592
21150	2571	3663	4193	4683	5152	5600
21200	2574	3669	4199	4690	5159	5608
21250	2578	3674	4205	4697	5166	5616
21300	2581	3679	4211	4703	5174	5624
21350	2584	3685	4217	4710	5181	5632
21400	2588	3690	4223	4717	5189	5640
21450	2591	3695	4229	4724	5196	5648
21500	2594	3700	4235	4730	5203	5656
21550	2598	3706	4241	4737	5211	5664
21600	2601	3711	4247	4744	5218	5672
21650	2605	3716	4253	4750	5225	5680
21700	2608	3721	4259	4757	5233	5688
21750	2611	3727	4265	4764	5240	5696
21800	2615	3732	4271	4771	5248	5704
21850	2618	3737	4277	4777	5255	5712
21900	2621	3742	4283	4784	5262	5720
21950	2625	3748	4289	4791	5270	5728
22000	2628	3753	4295	4797	5277	5736
22050	2631	3758	4301	4804	5284	5744
22100	2635	3764	4307	4811	5292	5752
22150	2638	3769	4313	4817	5299	5760
22200	2641	3774	4319	4824	5307	5768
22250	2645	3779	4325	4831	5314	5776
22300	2648	3785	4331	4838	5321	5784
22350	2651	3790	4337	4844	5329	5792
22400	2655	3795	4343	4851	5336	5800
22450	2658	3800	4349	4858	5344	5808
22500	2661	3806	4355	4864	5351	5816
22550	2665	3811	4361	4871	5358	5824
22600	2668	3816	4367	4878	5366	5832
22650	2671	3822	4373	4885	5373	5840
22700	2675	3827	4379	4891	5380	5849
22750	2678	3832	4385	4898	5388	5857
22800	2681	3837	4391	4905	5395	5865
22850	2685	3843	4397	4911	5403	5873
22900	2688	3848	4403	4918	5410	5881
22950	2692	3853	4409	4925	5417	5889
23000	2695	3858	4415	4932	5425	5897
23050	2698	3864	4421	4938	5432	5905
23100	2702	3869	4427	4945	5439	5913
23150	2705	3874	4433	4952	5447	5921
23200	2708	3879	4439	4958	5454	5929
23250	2712	3885	4445	4965	5462	5937
23300	2715	3890	4451	4972	5469	5945
23350	2718	3895	4457	4979	5476	5953
23400	2722	3901	4463	4985	5484	5961
23450	2725	3906	4469	4992	5491	5969
23500	2728	3911	4475	4999	5499	5977
23550	2732	3916	4481	5005	5506	5985
23600	2735	3922	4487	5012	5513	5993
23650	2738	3927	4493	5019	5521	6001
23700	2742	3932	4499	5025	5528	6009
23750	2745	3937	4505	5032	5535	6017
23800	2748	3943	4511	5039	5543	6025
23850	2752	3948	4517	5046	5550	6033
23900	2755	3953	4523	5052	5558	6041
23950	2758	3959	4529	5059	5565	6049
24000	2762	3964	4535	5066	5572	6057
24050	2765	3969	4541	5072	5580	6065
24100	2768	3974	4547	5079	5587	6073
24150	2772	3980	4553	5086	5594	6081
24200	2775	3985	4559	5093	5602	6089
24250	2779	3990	4565	5099	5609	6097
24300	2782	3995	4571	5106	5617	6105
24350	2785	4001	4577	5113	5624	6113
24400	2789	4006	4583	5119	5631	6121
24450	2792	4011	4589	5126	5639	6129
24500	2795	4016	4595	5133	5646	6137
24550	2799	4022	4601	5140	5654	6145
24600	2802	4027	4607	5146	5661	6153
24650	2805	4032	4613	5153	5668	6161
24700	2809	4038	4619	5160	5676	6169
24750	2812	4043	4625	5166	5683	6177
24800	2815	4048	4631	5173	5690	6185
24850	2819	4053	4637	5180	5698	6193
24900	2822	4059	4643	5187	5705	6202
24950	2825	4064	4649	5193	5713	6210
25000	2829	4069	4655	5200	5720	6218
25050	2832	4074	4661	5207	5727	6226
25100	2835	4080	4667	5213	5735	6234
25150	2839	4085	4673	5220	5742	6242
25200	2842	4090	4679	5227	5749	6250
25250	2845	4096	4685	5233	5757	6258
25300	2849	4101	4691	5240	5764	6266
25350	2852	4106	4697	5247	5772	6274
25400	2855	4111	4703	5254	5779	6282
25450	2859	4117	4709	5260	5786	6290
25500	2862	4122	4715	5267	5794	6298
25550	2865	4127	4721	5274	5801	6306
25600	2869	4132	4727	5280	5808	6314
25650	2872	4138	4733	5287	5816	6322
25700	2876	4143	4739	5294	5823	6330
25750	2879	4148	4745	5301	5831	6338
25800	2882	4153	4751	5307	5838	6346
25850	2886	4159	4757	5314	5845	6354
25900	2889	4164	4763	5321	5853	6362
25950	2892	4169	4769	5327	5860	6370
26000	2896	4175	4775	5334	5868	6378
26050	2899	4180	4781	5341	5875	6386
26100	2902	4185	4787	5348	5882	6394
26150	2906	4190	4793	5354	5890	6402
26200	2909	4196	4799	5361	5897	6410
26250	2912	4201	4805	5368	5904	6418
26300	2916	4206	4811	5374	5912	6426
26350	2919	4211	4817	5381	5919	6434
26400	2922	4217	4823	5388	5927	6442
26450	2926	4222	4829	5395	5934	6450
26500	2929	4227	4835	5401	5941	6458
26550	2932	4233	4841	5408	5949	6466
26600	2936	4238	4847	5415	5956	6474
26650	2939	4243	4853	5421	5963	6482
26700	2942	4248	4859	5428	5971	6490
26750	2946	4254	4866	5435	5978	6498
26800	2949	4259	4872	5441	5986	6506
26850	2952	4264	4878	5448	5993	6514
26900	2956	4269	4884	5455	6000	6522
26950	2959	4275	4890	5462	6008	6530
27000	2963	4280	4896	5468	6015	6538
27050	2966	4285	4902	5475	6023	6546
27100	2969	4290	4908	5482	6030	6555
27150	2973	4296	4914	5488	6037	6563
27200	2976	4301	4920	5495	6045	6571
27250	2979	4306	4926	5502	6052	6579
27300	2983	4312	4932	5509	6059	6587
27350	2986	4317	4938	5515	6067	6595
27400	2989	4322	4944	5522	6074	6603
27450	2993	4327	4950	5529	6082	6611
27500	2996	4333	4956	5535	6089	6619
27550	2999	4338	4962	5542	6096	6627
27600	3003	4343	4968	5549	6104	6635
27650	3006	4348	4974	5556	6111	6643
27700	3009	4354	4980	5562	6118	6651
27750	3013	4359	4986	5569	6126	6659
27800	3016	4364	4992	5576	6133	6667
27850	3019	4369	4998	5582	6141	6675
27900	3023	4375	5004	5589	6148	6683
27950	3026	4380	5010	5596	6155	6691
28000	3029	4385	5016	5603	6163	6699
28050	3033	4391	5022	5609	6170	6707
28100	3036	4396	5028	5616	6178	6715
28150	3039	4401	5034	5623	6185	6723
28200	3043	4406	5040	5629	6192	6731
28250	3046	4412	5046	5636	6200	6739
28300	3050	4417	5052	5643	6207	6747
28350	3053	4422	5058	5649	6214	6755
28400	3056	4427	5064	5656	6222	6763
28450	3060	4433	5070	5663	6229	6771
28500	3063	4438	5076	5670	6237	6779
28550	3066	4443	5082	5676	6244	6787
28600	3070	4449	5088	5683	6251	6795
28650	3073	4454	5094	5690	6259	6803
28700	3076	4459	5100	5696	6266	6811
28750	3080	4464	5106	5703	6273	6819
28800	3083	4470	5112	5710	6281	6827
28850	3086	4475	5118	5717	6288	6835
28900	3090	4480	5124	5723	6296	6843
28950	3093	4485	5130	5730	6303	6851
29000	3096	4491	5136	5737	6310	6859
29050	3100	4496	5142	5743	6318	6867
29100	3103	4501	5148	5750	6325	6875
29150	3106	4506	5154	5757	6333	6883
29200	3110	4512	5160	5764	6340	6891
29250	3113	4517	5166	5770	6347	6899
29300	3116	4522	5172	5777	6355	6908
29350	3120	4528	5178	5784	6362	6916
29400	3123	4533	5184	5790	6369	6924
29450	3126	4538	5190	5797	6377	6932
29500	3130	4543	5196	5804	6384	6940
29550	3133	4549	5202	5811	6392	6948
29600	3137	4554	5208	5817	6399	6956
29650	3140	4559	5214	5824	6406	6964
29700	3143	4564	5220	5831	6414	6972
29750	3147	4570	5226	5837	6421	6980
29800	3150	4575	5232	5844	6428	6988
29850	3153	4580	5238	5851	6436	6996
29900	3157	4586	5244	5857	6443	7004
29950	3160	4591	5250	5864	6451	7012
30000	3163	4596	5256	5871	6458	7020

Adjusted basic child support obligation

(f) The adjusted basic child support obligation shall be determined by multiplying the basic child support obligation by one and one-half.

Child care expenses

(g)(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, actual child care expenses incurred on behalf of a child due to employment or job search of either parent shall be added to the basic obligation and shall be divided between the parents in proportion to their adjusted actual incomes.

(2) Child care expenses shall be:

(i) determined by actual family experience, unless the court determines that the actual family experience is not in the best interest of the child; or

(ii) if there is no actual family experience or if the court determines that actual family experience is not in the best interest of the child:

1. the level required to provide quality care from a licensed source; or

2. if the obligee chooses quality child care with an actual cost of an amount less than the level required to provide quality care from a licensed source, the actual cost of the child care expense.

(3) Additional child care expenses may be considered if a child has special needs.

Extraordinary medical expenses

(h)(1) Any actual cost of providing health insurance coverage for a child for whom the parents are jointly and severally responsible shall be added to the basic child support obligation and shall be divided by the parents in proportion to their adjusted actual incomes.

(2) Any extraordinary medical expenses incurred on behalf of a child shall be added to the basic child support obligation and shall be divided between the parents in proportion to their adjusted actual incomes.

Particular educational needs; transportation expenses

(i) By agreement of the parties or by order of court, the following expenses incurred on behalf of a child may be divided between the parents in proportion to their adjusted actual incomes:

(1) any expenses for attending a special or private elementary or secondary school to meet the particular educational needs of the child; or

(2) any expenses for transportation of the child between the homes of the parents.

Dependent benefits

(j)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, when a disability dependency benefit, a retirement dependency benefit, or other third party dependency benefit is paid to or for a child of an obligor who is disabled, retired, or is receiving benefits from any source as a result of a compensable claim, the amount of the compensation shall be set off against the child support obligation calculated using the guidelines.

(2)(i) If the amount paid to or for a child exceeds the current child support obligation calculated using the guidelines, the excess payment shall be credited to any existing child support arrearage that accrued after the effective date the benefits were awarded.

(ii) The excess payment may not be credited to any future child support obligation.

Review; expiration of use and possession order; expiration of right to occupy family home

(k)(1) Upon the expiration of a use and possession order or the expiration of the right to occupy the family home under a separation or property settlement agreement and upon motion of either party, the court shall review the child support award.

(2) If the allocation of financial responsibility for the family home was a factor in departing from the guidelines under subsection (a) of this section, the court may modify the child support, if appropriate in all the circumstances, upon the expiration of the use and possession order or the expiration of the right to occupy the family home under a separation or property settlement agreement.

Parent's share of child support obligation; generally

(l)(1) Except in cases of shared physical custody, each parent's child support obligation shall be determined by adding each parent's respective share of the basic child support obligation, work-related child care expenses, health insurance expenses, extraordinary medical expenses, and additional expenses under subsection (i) of this section.

(2) The obligee shall be presumed to spend that parent's total child support obligation directly on the child or children.

(3) The obligor shall owe that parent's total child support obligation as child support to the obligee minus any ordered payments included in the calculations made directly by the obligor on behalf of the child or children for work-related child care expenses, health insurance expenses, extraordinary medical expenses, or additional expenses under subsection (i) of this section.

Parent's share of child support obligation; shared physical custody

(m)(1) In cases of shared physical custody, the adjusted basic child support obligation shall first be divided between the parents in proportion to their respective adjusted actual incomes.

(2)(i) Each parent's share of the adjusted basic child support obligation shall then be multiplied by the percentage of time the child or children spend with the other parent to determine the theoretical basic child support obligation owed to the other parent.

(ii) 1. When a parent with shared physical custody 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, that parent's theoretical basic child support obligation shall be increased by the amount of the shared physical custody adjustment specified in subsubparagraph 2 of this subparagraph.

2. The shared physical custody adjustment shall be calculated by multiplying the theoretical basic child support obligation for a parent described in subsubparagraph 1 of this subparagraph by:

A. 0.10, when the parent keeps the child or children overnight for more than 25% (at least 92 overnights), but less than 26% (not more than 94 overnights), of the year;

B. 0.08, when the parent keeps the child or children overnight for more than 26% (at least 95 overnights), but less than 27% (not more than 98 overnights), of the year;

C. 0.06, when the parent keeps the child or children overnight for more than 27% (at least 99 overnights), but less than 28% (not more than 102 overnights), of the year;

D. 0.04, when the parent keeps the child or children overnight for more than 28% (at least 103 overnights), but less than 29% (not more than 105 overnights), of the year; or

E. 0.02, when the parent keeps the child or children overnight for more than 29% (at least 106 overnights), but less than 30% (not more than 109 overnights), of the year.

(3) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (4) and (5) of this subsection, the parent owing the greater amount under paragraph (2) of this subsection shall owe the difference in the 2 amounts as child support.

(4) In addition to the amount of the child support owed under paragraph (3) of this subsection, if either parent incurs child care expenses under subsection (g) of this section, health insurance expenses under subsection (h)(1) of this section, extraordinary medical expenses under subsection (h)(2) of this section, or additional expenses under subsection (i) of this section, the expense shall be divided between the parents in proportion to their respective adjusted actual incomes. The parent not incurring the expense shall pay that parent's proportionate share to:

(i) the parent making direct payments to the provider of the service; or

(ii) the provider directly, if a court order requires direct payments to the provider.

(5) The amount owed under paragraph (3) of this subsection may not exceed the amount that would be owed under subsection (l) of this section.

Credits

Added by Acts 1989, c. 2, § 1, eff. Feb. 24, 1989. Amended by Acts 1990, c. 58, § 1, eff. April 10, 1990; Acts 1992, c. 22, § 1, eff. April 7, 1992; Acts 2004, c. 116, § 1, eff. July 1, 2004; 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 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, § 12-204, MD FAMILY § 12-204

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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