The following is a list of resources available in the Law Library. It is not exhaustive and is intended only to provide background information for library patrons. It should not be regarded as legal advice.

ASSISTANCE

Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Family Court Help Center  - in-person services

8:30 am - 4:30 pm, M-F (closed 1:00 pm -2:00 pm)

Maryland Court Help Center

phone (410-260-1392) and online chat services ( https://www.mdcourts.gov/helpcenter/mchc )

8:30 am - 8:00 pm, M -F    

see also:

Child Support Enforcement Packet

Child Support Modification Packet

Child Support Guidelines

FORMS:

These forms are available at https://mdcourts.gov/family/formsindex#domesticrelations 

Guide & File (Easy Court Forms) for are now available in a guided interview format for filing petition and the answer.

Spanish Language forms https://mdcourts.gov/family/family-forms-spanish 

Instructions.

CC-DCM-001 Civil - Domestic Case Information Report (Required).

CC-DR-001 Complaint for Child Support.

CC-DR-030 Financial Statement (Child Support Guidelines)  must be filed with Notice Regarding Restricted Information. financial statement.pdf  

Child Support Worksheets:

*CC-DR-034 Worksheet A - Child Support Obligations: Primary Physical Custody. Use this form if one parent has sole or primary physical custody.

*CC-DR-035 Worksheet B - Child Support Obligation: Shared Physical Custody. Use this form if both parents have joint or shared physical custody.

** Please note that it may be easier to use an online child support calculator:

SasiCalc on law library computers

DHR Online Child Support Estimator

When filing financial information, please see:  Restricted Information Form 

Answer and Counter Complaint

Answer Form

The following is a list of resources available in the Law Library. It is not exhaustive and is intended only to provide background information for library patrons. It should not be regarded as legal advice.

ONLINE RESOURCES:

• People's Law Library of Maryland: https://www.peoples-law.org/cat/family-law/child-support
• Enforcement and Collection of Child Support:                   
• Calculating Child Support 

• Child Support Brochures (MDCourts.gov)
• Frequently Asked Questions about Child Support
  (Preguntas frecuentes sobre la manutención de hijos menores)
• Obtaining and Enforcing Child Support Across State Lines
  (Obtención y cumplimiento de la manutención de hijos menores a través de las fronteras estaduales)
• How is Child Support Calculated?
  (¿Cómo se calcula la manutención de hijos menores?)
• How Can I Change the Amount I Pay or Receive?
  (¿Cómo puedo cambiar la cantidad que pago o que recibo?)
• How Can I Begin to Receive Child Support?
  (¿Cómo puedo comenzar a recibir manutención de hijos menores?)
• What Can I Do if the Other Parent Does Not Pay?
  (¿Qué puedo hacer si el otro padre no paga?)

• A Handbook for Military Families - Helping You with Child Support

LIBRARY RESOURCES:

• West's Maryland Law Encyclopedia. Parent and Child - sec 36 - 61 (REF KFM1265 .W43)

• West's Maryland Digest. Child Support (76E) (KFM1257 .M3 1993 RES)

• Fader's Maryland Family Law, 7th ed.  Callahan, Cynthia and Ries, Thomas C. New Providence, NJ : LexisNexis, 2017. (KFM1294.F33 2017 - reserve and online LexisAdvance) CH. 6

• Legal Rights in Marriage and Divorce, 3rd ed. Baltimore, Md. : Women's Law Center of Maryland, 2008. (SELF_HELP KFM1296.W45 2008) 
• Legal Rights in Marriage and Divorce 7th ed.  - 2017  (http://www.wlcmd.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Legal-Rights-in-Marriage-and-Divorce-2017.pdf)
• Derechos Juridicos en el Matrimonio y el Divorcio(http://www.wlcmd.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Derechos-Juridicos-en-el-Matrimonio-y-el-Divorcio.pdf)

• Maryland Divorce and Separation Law, 10th ed. Baltimore: MSBA, 2019. (KFM1300.M37 2023 RES - reserve and on Lexis) Ch 3 

• Practice Manual for the Maryland Lawyer, 6th ed. Baltimore: MSBA, (KFM1730.A65P7 2023) (Vol. II, CH 9 § VIII)

•  Maryland Family and Juvenile Law: Practice Manual and Forms.Brooklandville, MD: Data Trace, 2001. (KFM1294.R44 2001)  Ch 2  
•  Pleading Causes of Action in Maryland, 6th ed.  Sandler, Paul Mark and Archibald James K.(CH 10) Baltimore, Md.: Maryland State Bar Association, 2018. (KFM1735 .S26 2022 RES) Ch 10 (10.11 and 10.34)
• Maryland Domestic Relations Forms. Turnbull, Ann M. and Wase, Joseph J. Albany, N.Y.: Matthew Bender, 1992. (KFM1294.A65 T8 RES) Ch 2 Child Support 

MARYLAND CODE, RULES & REGULATIONS:

(Also available in library in section 3B.)

• Md. Code, Child Support Title 12  and Support in General Title 10.
• Maryland Rules of Procedure: Md. Rules of Procedure Title 9, Chapter 200 Divorce, Annulment, Alimony, Child Support and Child Custody

http://aacpll.pbworks.com/w/page/141087009/Child%20Support%20packet  

OR go to the Family Law Resources in sidebar under Self Help @ aacpll.pbworks.com