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Originally Posted by maxima87  I am not quite sure the law. If the non-custodial makes (and these are just random numbers) 35K, but has previous child support obligations, they deduct the amount he is ordered to pay from his income before figuring out current support, say to 30k. The States Attorneys Office says that is his prior 'fatherly' obligation. If the custodial makes 35k and has a previous child, she does not get a monetary deduction from her annual salary before figuring support for her prior 'motherly' obligations. Does anyone know why this is? It seems to me that the MD state law favors the non-custodial parent. All the SAO can say is that it is the law. I am trying to see what I am missing here... | MD Child Support laws are a JOKE. |