Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary
Custody and child support: Modification: Voluntary impoverishment
CSA No. 2511, Sept. Term 2012. Unreported. Opinion by Wright, J. Filed Sept. 23, 2013.
Given the parties’ past experience, the determination that reducing the amount of forced interaction between a father and daughter would improve their relationship was not an abuse of discretion; also, the evidence supported a finding that the father voluntarily impoverished himself by choosing to pursue his Ph.D. full time, although he had completed the coursework several years earlier, had no clear time frame for completing his dissertation and no clear job prospect requiring it.
