What you must split is the cost that is actually paid by the parents. In other words, the remainder due is split between you both 67/33. While she should be applauded for her initiative in getting the reduced cost, there is still a remainder to be paid. That is both parents' responsibility.

Your deadline to respond was 30 days after you were served -- whether you had an attorney or not. Once the divorce is final, you cannot go back and ask for alimony.

You need to attach what is called Child Support Guidelines that show the amount that Maryland thinks you should be paying. If you are paying less than that, you must provide a good reason (other than this is what we agreed) why you are paying less. If you are paying more than the guidelines... View More

If he is physically and mentally capable of working the court will impute income to him for purposes of child support. He will owe it whether he is working or not. If he does not pay, his driver's license will be suspended.

Unfortunately no. Once a divorce is final, you cannot go back and ask for alimony or any property division. Only custody and child support are modifiable.

If everyone has been following the agreement for four years and receiving the benefits of it, the court is not going to throw it... View More

If there is a court order in effect, you must continue to follow the Order. However, if your daughter is actually living with you, you need to go to court and get that order modified so that you can stop paying child support.

If you are already divorced, you cannot get an annulment. An annulment is a legal statement that the marriage should not have occurred in the first place based on very specific reasons. If you were granted a divorce, that means there was a legal finding that there was a marriage.

Child support is based on parent's incomes not the cost of living. A court will not change solely based on a move to a cheaper place.

Maryland has the right to grant the name change as the children live here now and are residents. However, the court requires you to make extraordinary efforts to locate the father to try to obtain his consent. This is because it's not custody but a termination of his rights. It can be... View More

The concern for the court is -- will this affect the current custody arrangement. If she is supposed to see the kids every other weekend, well that's harder from California. But if it won't affect the current arrangement, unlikely to be able to actually stop it.

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Yes. The child still has expenses just because of an accident of being born on the first day of the month does not make that go away.

You can try for an annulment but that requires something that would have prevented the marriage from going forward in the first place, not just finding out later you were not a right fit.

Or you can both mutually agree to divorce. It merely takes a written settlement agreement of all... View More

You must be separated for one year unless you have reached a written agreement on all issues, financial, property and related to the child prior to filing for the Absolute Divorce.

All of the support provided to him by his mother can be considered income. Also if he is physically capable of working but does not, the court can impute income to him. You will need an attorney to help you pursue him for child support.

The location of the marriage does not matter as long as it was a valid marriage where it was performed. Maryland can grant a divorce from any valid marriage.

The law in Maryland is that BOTH parents are financially responsible for the support of the children. You will not be allowed to sign away your rights because it is also the law that children have two parents. If you choose not to see the child, that is your decision. But you will still be... View More

Gross wages minus your reasonable and necessary business expenses. It takes a lawyer to help you figure this out.

Stay out of it. It is not your job to resolve this problem. Citizens' arrests aren't really a thing anyway. Let the court system handle this. Let your Mom handle it.

Highly unlikely. It was for the support of the child. Also, if you signed an affidavit of parentage, the genetic testing doesn't matter. The Affidavit established you as the legal parent of the child.

Custody is always modifiable based on a material change of circumstances. However, to have joint custody granted involves a lot of factors such as ability of the parents to communicate, the location of the parents homes with respect to each other and the child's school, and the involvement... View More