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 […]
Section 10-303.1 – Applicability of Subtitle
(a) A tribunal of this State shall apply Parts I through VI of this subtitle and, as applicable, Part VII, to a support proceeding involving: (1) a foreign support order; (2) a foreign tribunal; or (3) an obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country. (b) A tribunal of this State that is requested to recognize and enforce a […]
Section 10-317 – Duties and Powers of Responding Tribunal
(a) When a responding tribunal of this State receives a complaint or comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal or directly pursuant to § 10–313(b) of this subtitle, it shall cause the complaint or pleading to be filed and notify the plaintiff where and when it was filed. (b) A responding tribunal of this State, to the extent […]
Section 10-304 – Bases for Jurisdiction Over Nonresident
(a) In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support order or to determine parentage of a child, a tribunal of this State may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the individual’s guardian or conservator if: (1) the individual is personally served within this State; (2) the individual submits to the jurisdiction of this State by […]
Section 10-318 – Inappropriate Tribunal
If a complaint or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal of this State, the tribunal shall forward the pleading and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal of this State or another state and notify the plaintiff where and when the pleading was sent.
Section 10-305 – Continuing Jurisdiction
Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of this State in a proceeding under this subtitle or other law of this State relating to a support order continues as long as a tribunal of this State has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its order or continuing jurisdiction to enforce its order as provided in §§ 10–308, […]