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 | Aggressive Child Support Attorney 410-486-1800 An experienced, aggressive, no nonsense, custody Attorney, who fully understands the Maryland court system and detailed court procedures, often makes the entire difference between winning and losing your child support case and avoiding the common mistakes. Our mission is to maximize your rights and options for child support. We welcome difficult and challenging cases. We can render a second opinion if your existing case is not proceeding in a proper direction.Each case is different and past records are no assurance that the Lawyer will reach a favorable result in any future case.
Client Comments
"Thanks for taking over my case and getting my child support reduced."~~ R.J>
"Thank you for taking over my case and promptly resolving the difficult issues. Your aggressive representation and clear answers to my questions were excellent throughout the case"~~P.O.
"Thanks for taking over my case and bringing my case to a prompt conclusion and getting everything I wanted. The biggest mistake I made was to file papers on my own because all I did was to waste my time going back and forth to court and nothing ever happended until I retained your office."~~S.W.
"I was skeptical about father's rights until you were able to get sole legal and physical custody awarded to me after a contested trial. Your strategy was brilliant throughout the case."~~C.J.
"You delivered exactly what I wanted, getting my children back from another state, sole custody, having visitation supervised and child support."~~L.I.
"Your aggressive and relentless representation was outstanding in defending and knocking out the complaint for custody filed against me so we did not even have to go to court. Thanks."~~M.H.
Although I had my doubts about grandparent's or third party's rights for custody, your representation was excellent in having the court award me sole custody of my grandson. Thanks again." J.C.
" Thank you again for your aggressive and persistent representation in a hard fought custody battle that resulted in getting my children back". ~~D.M.
"I appreciate your efforts in completing my difficult case resulting in me getting sole custody, having all visitation completely supervised and full child support. If anyone needs assistance in a child custody case, you are the lawyer they need to call"~~S.M.
" Thanks for filing an extremely forceful contempt action which resulted in the entire child support arrearage being promptly paid in full."~~M.Q.
"Thank you for the conscientious way you represented me in my custody case and dealing with the unusual issues that came up throughout my case. As the result of your tireless and persistent representation, you were able to get my two sons back for me in a case that seemed to be a constant uphill battle. Your representation was excellent and you are truly an outstanding dedicated lawyer. "~~H.S.
"Your representation was excellent in obtaining sole custody of both children, having all visitation supervised and getting child suport in my Anne Arundel County custody case. Thanks.~~K.C.
"I wanted to express my thanks for the concern you have shown in representing me with an emergency petition for modification of the existing custody order. It is not often an attorney will devote Saturday and Sunday hours to be sure all documents are promptly filed and serviced to meet last minute time conditions. I felt comfortable as your answers to my questions were understandable."~~D.J.
"Thanks for being there in my time of need and for your aggressive and persistent representation. Your representation was outstanding throughout the case"~~L.M.
"Many thanks for a job well done and accepting my divorce case as your tough, persistent and hard nosed representation resulted in protecting my pension"~~M.M.
"The documents you drafted and filed with the court seemed so forceful and intimidating they seemed to be like a knockout punch resulting in our obtaining a judgment by default. Many thanks for a job extremely well done." ~~S.T.
"Your strategy and representation in getting full custody of our granddaughter was outstanding since taking over the case."~~D.B.
"Thank you for taking over my Harford County custody case. Your representation resulted i exactly what I hoped for."~~N.C.
"I am glad I selected you to defend my protective order case as your answers to my questions were directly on target, you advised me not to settle and after a hard fought trial you got the case thrown out of court."~~M.O.
" Thanks for getting my child support reduced."~~L.M.
Frequently, specific knowledge of specific child support court decisions and Maryland State statutes makes the entire difference between wining and losing. Filing documents with a court is meaningless without incorporating the specific legal authorities into the documents prior to filing. Busy trial judges who hear many different types of child custody cases may not be as knowledgeable as a dedicated child support Lawyer who can bring specific knowledge to a case which can make all of the difference between wining and losing. Mr. Hyatt is an experienced appellate Lawyer if you are not in agreement with a court decision. Many cases that have a high potential to win are lost because the correct legal authorities were not properly set forth in the documents filed with the court and not properly argued to the court. "He who represents himself has a fool for a client." "Abraham Lincoln" This quotation is especially true in child custody cases because a specific knowledge and awareness of specific court decisions and statues is essential prior to any documents being filed with a court. As a former Assistant State's Lawyer, he has gained experience in prosecuting over 20,000 cases for the State of Maryland and has a detailed understanding of all Maryland court procedures. His extensive, training and experience will fully maximize your rights and potential to win your child custody case. Mr. Hyatt's practice is in, and he is fully licensed to practice in, all Maryland counties and Baltimore city. If your child support case is not being aggressively pursued, we will render a second opinion. Once your case is accepted, all legitimate issues will be aggressively and vigorously pursued, without compromise. You will be kept informed of the progress of all aspects of your child custody case. He accepts referrals from Lawyers who do not feel comfortable aggressively or vigorously pursuing custody, support or family law issues. We will conduct a detailed examination of all facts in your child custody case including, the relationship between all parties, how the conflict arose, who caused the conflict, what laws were broken, what witnesses are available, what evidence is available, the credibility of all parties, what resources are available to best help you and we will pinpoint the very best course of action to win your child support case. Our office represents numerous parties around the country who do not reside in Maryland. If you reside outside Maryland, or more than twenty miles from our office, you can begin your case be mail. Whether you begin your child support case by scheduling an office appointment, or by mail, what will be done, every sequence, every procedure and the end result will be identical.
FEES: Most child support lawyers only accept child custody cases based upon hourly fees. An sample of a typical custody fee agreement used by many law firms can be found at sample fee agreement Depending upon the fact pattern in your case we may be able to accept your case without the need for hourly fees which most people seek to avoid. Because our mission is to promote the best interests of children, and we understand fees are an expense you were not planning for, our fees are very reasonable. The fee in your case will be quoted to you prior to your incurring any expense or obligation. In the event you elect to retain our firm, and we elect to accept your case, we will provide you with a dedicated prompt package that will assist you to systemically organize and detail the problems you are facing and the objectives you are seeking. Upon our review, we will detail each of your options, explain the very best way to proceed and draft the most effective court documents to provide you with the very best opportunity to achieve all of your objectives.
Once we understand the total relationship between the child or children and the mother, the child or children and the father, or third party, the relationship between the mother and father, all financial issues and all custody issues, we will fully explain all of your options pursuant to Maryland Law for child support. Once these options are identified, we will explain the very best way to proceed in your case. The correct answer to a legal question can be completely different depending upon the exact facts in each case. We will undertake an intensive initial screening process, perform a comprehensive analysis of all facts in your case to insure your case will not launched in an incorrect direction, avoid common pitfalls and to insure your best opportunity to accomplish all objectives prior to filing any documents with the court. For the past 36 years Jack I. Hyatt has concentrated in:
If you are looking for a knowledgeable, experienced and aggressive custody Attorney, you have just found that Attorney.
410 - 486 - 1800
In family law and government policy, child support or child maintenance is the ongoing practice for a periodic payment made directly or indirectly by an ("obligor") to an ("obligee") for the financial care and support of children of a relationship or marriage that has been terminated, or in some cases never existed. Oftentimes, but not always, the obligor is a non-custodial parent. Oftentimes, but not always, the obligee is a custodial parent, caregiver or guardian, or the government. Depending on the jurisdiction, a custodial parent may pay child support to a non-custodial parent. Typically there is no gender requirement to child support, for example, a father may pay a mother or a mother may pay a father. Where there is joint custody, the child is considered to have two custodial parents and no non-custodial parents, thus a custodial parent (obligor) will be required to pay the other custodial parent (obligee). In family law, child support is often arranged as part of a divorce, marital separation, dissolution, annulment, determination of parentage or dissolution of a civil union and may supplement alimony (spousal support) arrangements. If you have questions call Jack I. Hyatt 410-486-1800. The right to child support and the responsibilities of parents to provide such support have been internationally recognized. The 1992 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, a binding convention signed by every member nation of the United Nations and formally ratified by all but Somalia and the United States,declares that the upbringing and development of children and a standard of living adequate for the children's development is a common responsibility of both parents and a fundamental human right for children, and asserts that the primary responsibility to provide such for the children rests with their parents.[9] Other United Nations documents and decisions related to child support enforcement include the 1956 United Nations Convention on the Recovery Abroad of Maintenance, which was ratified by the vast majority of UN member nations. In addition, the right to child support, as well as specific implementation and enforcement measures, has been recognized by various other international entities, including the Council of Europe,[11] the European Union[12] and the Hague Conference. Within individual countries, examples of legislation pertaining to, and establishing guidelines for, the implementation and collection of child maintenance include the 1975 Family Law Act (Australia), the Child Support Act (United Kingdom)and the Maintenance and Affiliation Act Child support in the United States, requires each state to establish and publish a Guideline that is presumptively (but rebuttably) correct, and Review the Guideline, at a minimum, every four years. Child support laws and obligations are known to be recognized in a vast majority of world nations, including the majority of countries in Europe, North America and Australasia, as well as many in Africa, Asia and South America. Legal theory Child support is based on the policy that both parents are obliged to financially support their children, even when the children are not living with both parents. Child support refers to the financial support of children and not other forms of support, such as emotional support, physical care, or spiritual support. When children live with both parents, courts rarely, if ever direct the parents how to provide financial support for their children. However, when the parents are not together, courts often order one parent to pay the other an amount set as financial support of the child. In such situations, one parent (the "obligee") receives child support, and the other parent (the "obligor") is ordered to pay child support. The amount of child support may be set on a case-by-case basis or by a formula estimating the amount thought that parents should pay to financially support their children. If you have questions call Jack I. Hyatt 410-486-1800.
Child support vs. contact While the issues of child support and visitation or contact may be decided in the same divorce or paternity settlement, in most jurisdictions the two rights and obligations are completely separate and individually enforceable. Custodial parents may not withhold contact to "punish" a noncustodial parent for failing to pay some or all child support required. Conversely, a noncustodial parent is required to pay child support even if they are partially or fully denied contact with the child. Child support may be ordered to be paid by one parent to another when one is a non-custodial parent and the other is a custodial parent. Similarly, child support may also be ordered to be paid by one parent to another when both parents are custodial parents (joint or shared custody) and they share the child-raising responsibilities. In some cases, a parent with sole custody of his or her children may even be ordered to pay child support to the non-custodial parent to support the children while they are in the care of that parent. In most jurisdictions there is no need for the parents to be married, and only paternity and/or maternity (filiation) need to be demonstrated for a child support obligation to be found by a competent court. Child support may also operate through the principle of estoppel where a de facto parent that is in loco parentis for a sufficient time to establish a permanent parental relationship with the child or children. Additionally, a non-custodial parent is responsible for child support payments even if they do not wish to have a relationship with the child. Courts have maintained that a child's right to financial support from parents supersedes an adult's wish not to assume a parenting role. While child support and contact are separate issues, in some jurisdictions, the latter may influence the former. In the United Kingdom, for example, the amount of support ordered may be reduced based on the number of nights per week the child regularly spends at the non-custodial parent's home. If you have questions call Jack I. Hyatt 410-486-1800.
Click To E-mail For Answers To Your Questions MUST READ MARYLAND CASES ON CUSTODY Taylor v Taylor 508 A2d 964 Montgomery County v Sanders 381 A2d 1154
Nagle v. Hooks 460 A2d 49
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