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Paul W. Nusbaum, Jr. v. Marsha R. Nusbaum, et al.

Paid petition · Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, No. 0480, September Term, 2018 · judgment December 20, 2019

Certiorari denied · October 13, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. Whether, where the obligee of child support payments is not receiving, and has not received, public assistance, the federal and state governments have a direct interest in how such payments are applied.

  2. Whether federal regulations require that allocation of support funds paid to a former spouse should be first paid to current child support and child support arrears, prior to any payment of funds toward spousal support, a matter that is subject to conflicting decisions of the state courts.

  3. Whether Federal regulations require prioritization of current spousal support obligations over child support arrearages.

  4. Whether an agency determination that erroneously finds that Federal regulations compel prioritization of current support is beyond judicial review on separation of powers grounds.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Paul W. Nusbaum

For respondent
Julia Doyle

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 13 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 23 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.
  3. Sep 03 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent Carroll County Child Support Administration to respond filed.
  4. Sep 03 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent Marsha R. Nusbaum to respond filed.
  5. Aug 04 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 17, 2020)