{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-12-104","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Family Law § 12–104","heading":"","body":"(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.\n(b) The court may not retroactively modify a child support award prior to the date of the filing of the motion for modification.\n(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.","path":["Article - Family Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gfl\u0026section=12-104","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:17Z","sha256":"e577d35f10cc9c3ab3ac82d7c449a586b661746d809281934f3ee5461759f093","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-12-103","next":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-12-104.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}