146 Md. App. 232 - Knott v. Knott’s Empirical Analysis

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15 state decisions

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1. “(v) 1. If the court determines that the application of the guidelines would be unjust or inappropriate in a particular case, the court shall make a written finding or specific finding on the record stating the reasons for departing from the guidelines. 2. The court’s finding shall state: A. the amount of child support that would have been required under the guidelines; B. how the order varies from the guidelines; C. how the finding serves the best interests of the child; and D. in cases in which items of value are conveyed instead of a portion of the support presumed under the guidelines, the estimated value of the items conveyed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 165 Md. App. 445 - Beck v. Beck

2. “(iii) In determining whether the application of the guidelines would be unjust or inappropriate in a particular case, the court may consider: 1. the terms of any existing separation or property settlement agreement or court order ...; and 2. the presence in the household of either parent of other children to whom that parent owes a duty of support and the expenses for whom that parent is directly contributing.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 165 Md. App. 445 - Beck v. Beck

3. “to the child, not to the other parent[.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 236 Md. App. 626 - Prince George's Cnty. Office of Child Support Enforcement Ex Rel. Polly v. Brown