Howard County Child Support Attorneys

Divorce Lawyers in Howard County, Baltimore County, and Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Child support is a very important and often stressful component of divorce. Unfortunately, when a family splits up, it usually cannot live as economically as a family that stays together. Often, after a divorce or separation, the living standard of the entire family is lowered due to the fact of having separate housing. Despite this, when a couple can no longer maintain their marriage, child support from both parties must be faced as a very essential issue.

If you live or work in the city of Columbia or in the surrounding counties of Howard, Baltimore, or Anne Arundel and you are facing child support issues, please contact a Howard County child support attorney at the Law Office of Silverman & Cook, L.L.C. Our family lawyers are here to help you with this most important issue. We have focused on divorce and family law for almost ten years and have extensive knowledge of Maryland divorce and family. A Howard County child support lawyer at our firm can provide personalized and caring attention to your situation and will act as a dedicated advocate on your behalf. We will make every effort to resolve your child support issue in the most pro-active and positive manner possible.

Maryland Child Support

Child support guidelines have been adopted under Maryland law. These guidelines are calculated using each parent's income. Adjustments are made for preexisting child support already paid, health insurance premiums if the child is included, and spousal support. Certain expenses divided proportionately based on the parents' incomes also affect the calculations.  Such expenses as extraordinary medical expenses, work-related child care, and other expenses like special or private schools and transportation between parents' homes may also impact child support computations.

Actual income is what is used for computing child support. Such income may be wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, dividend, pension, trust, and annuity income, social security benefits, unemployment and disability insurance payments and more. Talk to a Howard County child support attorney at our firm to determine what income you have that will be computed for child support payments.