Legal Question in Family Law in Maryland

Re: Voluntarily relinquishing Parental Rights

If the termination of parental rights results in a court order which also terminates the obligation to pay child support, he answer is no.Ordinarily the obligation to pay child support will not be terminated unless it is assumed by another party, such as an adoptive parent.

Re: Voluntarily relinquishing Parental Rights

Only if the other parent agrees, and the relinquishment (called a "termination" of parental rights) is in the form of a court order. In other words, you cannot just walk away from a child to whom you owe a duty of support.