Stambaugh v. Child Support Enforcement Administration

KARWACKI, Judge.

This case concerns the validity of an agreement by a mother to waive arrearages in court ordered support for her children in exchange for a consent by her former husband and the father of her children to an adoption of the children by the mother’s present husband.

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Wanda Stambaugh and Melvin Marsh were divorced by the Circuit Court of Baltimore City on September 4, 1980. The court awarded custody of their two sons, born on August 10, 1973 and March 3, 1978, to Mrs. Stambaugh. Mr. Marsh was ordered to pay $30 per week per child through the Baltimore City Probation Department for…