Our attorneys have experience with some parents deciding to live in poverty to avoid making child support payments. Regardless of these efforts, payments are still required. This article describes what voluntary impoverishment is according to family law and the factors the court considers when ruling on this subject. If you have questions about voluntary impoverishment and child support, our experienced Bethesda family lawyers at Shah& Kishore can assist you. In Maryland, while one parent usually pays support and the other receives it, the child support calculation is made with the idea that both parents have to contribute to the child support obligation.