§ 12-104

Maryland § 12-104

• Jurisdiction: Maryland
• Article gfl: Family Law
• Title: 12

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(a) The court may modify a child support award subsequent to the filing of a motion for modification and upon a showing of a material change of circumstance.

(b) The court may not retroactively modify a child support award prior to the date of the filing of the motion for modification.

(c) If a party becomes incarcerated, the court may determine that a material change of circumstance warranting a modification of child support has occurred, provided that the party’s ability to pay child support is sufficiently reduced due to incarceration.