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    

FORMS:

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

Petition for Contempt (CC-DR-112 (Rev. 01/2021))

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 

When filing financial information, please see:  Restricted Information Form 

• 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 el monto 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?)

LIBRARY RESOURCES:

• West's Maryland Law Encyclopedia. Parent and Child - sec 52-57 (REF KFM1265 .W43). Also available online at the law library.

• West's Maryland Digest. 2d. Child Support (76E). (KFM1257 .M3 1993 RES)

• Fader's Maryland Family Law, 7th ed. / Callahan, Cynthia and Ries, Thomas C. New Providence, NJ : LexisNexis, 2021. (KFM1294.F33 2021 - 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 2018) 
• 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 - reserve and on Lexis) Ch 3 

• Practice Manual for the Maryland Lawyer, 6th ed. Baltimore: MSBA, 2023 ) (KFM1730.A65 P7 2023) (Vol. II, CH 9 §VII & §VIII) online via Lexis and Westlaw

• Maryland Family and Juvenile Law: Practice Manual and Forms. Rees, Natalie, H. Brooklandville, MD: Data Trace, 2001. (KFM1294.R44 2001) Vol 2, Ch 2  

• Pleading Causes of Action in Maryland, 6th ed.  Sandler, Paul Mark and Archibald James K. 

• Maryland Domestic Relations Forms. Turnbull, Ann M. and Wase, Joseph J. Albany, N.Y.: Matthew Bender, 1992. (KFM1294.A65 T8 RES c.1) Ch 2 Child Support @ 2.9

MARYLAND CODE, RULES & REGULATIONS:

(Also available in library.)

• Md. Code, Child Support Title 12; 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
• COMAR / Code of Maryland Regulations ex. 02.01.01.00

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