Modify Child Support Petition or Motion - Maryland
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DRIN 6 - Revised 8 January 2001
PETITION/MOTION TO MODIFY CHILD SUPPORT
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING DOM REL 6
If you have a court order to pay or receive child support (for example, from a divorce or
paternity decree), it may be possible to have the court modify the amount you are currently
receiving or paying. There are three ways you can do this: (1) obtain the service of an attorney to
handle your case; (2) go to the child support enforcement office in your county; or (3) file the
case yourself by using the DOM REL forms.
Use this form only if there is an existing child support order and you are NOT receiving
public assistance or welfare. If you are receiving public assistance and are seeking an increase
in child support, you must contact the child support enforcement office in your county. As a
recipient of financial assistance, you assigned to the State “all right, title and interest or support
from any other person,” including child support owed you on behalf of a child for whom you are
receiving public assistance. MD ANN. CODE art. 88A, §50(b)(2)(1998). The local support
enforcement office will pursue a modification of support, if appropriate, although those amounts
will be retained by the State until you are no longer receiving financial assistance.
There are 8 steps you must follow in order to proceed with the case yourself:
> STEP 1 — Completion of Form DOM REL 6.
In order to complete this form, you will need a copy of your existing child support order.
If you do not have a copy, ask the Clerk of Court how to get one.
Page 1: Fill in both the Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s names exactly as they appear on the
existing order. Then fill in current addresses and telephone numbers for both. Do not use this
form unless you can locate the other parent. If you do not know their whereabouts, it is
recommended you file with the assistance of your attorney or through the local child support
enforcement office.
Line 1: After filling in your name in the space provided, list your relationship (e.g.,
mother, father or other) to the child(ren) for whom child support is ordered. Then, list the
child(ren)’s name(s) and date(s) of birth.
Line 2: Looking at the existing order, fill in the date, city or county the order was
granted in, case number, name of person ordered to pay, amount ordered, and whether the
payments were to be made weekly, biweekly, or monthly.
Line 3: In order for the court to grant your petition to modify child support, there
must be a substantial change in circumstances. This can occur from one or more of the
situations on the form. Check all that apply.
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