Section 10-310 – Recognition of Child Support Orders
(a) If a proceeding is brought under this subtitle and only one tribunal has issued a child support order, the order of that tribunal controls and must be recognized. (b) If a proceeding is brought under this subtitle, and two or more child support orders have been issued by tribunals of this State, another state, or a […]
Section 10-311 – Multiple Child Support Orders for Two or More Obligees
In responding to registrations or requests for enforcement of two or more child support orders in effect at the same time with regard to the same obligor and different individual obligees, at least one of which was issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country, a tribunal of this State shall enforce […]
Section 10-312 – Credit for Payments
A tribunal of this State shall credit amounts collected for a particular period pursuant to any child support order against the amounts owed for the same period under any other child support order for support of the same child issued by a tribunal of this State, another state, or a foreign country.
Section 10-312.1 – Procedure When Exercising Jurisdiction Over Nonresident
A tribunal of this State exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this subtitle, under other law of this State relating to a support order, or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from outside this State pursuant to § 10–328 of this subtitle, communicate with a tribunal outside this State […]
Section 10-312.2 – Spousal Support Order
(a) A tribunal of this State issuing a spousal support order consistent with the law of this State has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal support order throughout the existence of the support obligation. (b) A tribunal of this State may not modify a spousal support order issued by a tribunal of another state or foreign […]
Section 10-313 – Proceedings Under This Subtitle
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, Part III of this subtitle applies to all proceedings under this subtitle. (b) An individual or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this subtitle by filing a complaint in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a complaint or a […]
Section 10-314 – Action by Minor Parent
A minor parent, or a guardian or other legal representative of a minor parent, may maintain a proceeding on behalf of or for the benefit of the minor’s child.
Section 10-315 – Application of Law of This State
Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a responding tribunal of this State shall: (1) apply the procedural and substantive law generally applicable to similar proceedings originating in this State and may exercise all powers and provide all remedies available in those proceedings; and (2) determine the duty of support and the amount payable in accordance with […]
Section 10-303 – Remedies Cumulative
(a) Remedies provided by this subtitle are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law or the recognition of a foreign support order on the basis of comity. (b) This subtitle does not: (1) provide the exclusive method of establishing or enforcing a support order under the law of this State; or (2) grant a […]
Section 10-316 – Duties and Powers of Initiating Tribunal
(a) Upon the filing of a complaint authorized by this subtitle, an initiating tribunal of this State shall forward the complaint and its accompanying documents: (1) to the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement agency in the responding state; or (2) if the identity of the responding tribunal is unknown, to the state information agency of the responding […]