Section 10-215 – Disposition
(a) After a pretrial inquiry before the State’s Attorney, a deputy State’s Attorney, or an assistant State’s Attorney, the State’s Attorney may: (1) file an information that charges the accused individual with nonsupport or desertion, as appropriate; or (2) seek an indictment that charges the accused individual with nonsupport or desertion, as appropriate. (b) After an information is filed […]
Section 10-1A-01 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Child support order” means: (1) any support order for a child issued by a tribunal; or (2) an executed affidavit of support. (c) “Party” means: (1) the legal parent of a child; (2) a caretaker with whom the child resides; or (3) the Administration when: (i) it has accepted an assignment of […]
Section 10-216 – Domestic Information Docket
(a) The clerk of the court shall keep a docket known as the “domestic information docket”. (b) The domestic information docket shall contain the records and orders of each case brought under this Part II of this subtitle.
Section 10-1A-02 – General Consideration
(a) (1) An affidavit of support may be executed in the manner provided under this section if: (i) a party is receiving child support enforcement services under Title IV, Part D, of the Social Security Act; (ii) paternity of the child has been established; (iii) a support conference has been conducted in which the Administration determined the amount of support […]
Section 10-219 – Prohibited Acts; Penalties
(a) An individual who has care, custody, or control of a minor child may not desert the child: (1) with the intent that the child become a public charge; or (2) without providing for the child’s support for at least 3 years by a responsible individual or a licensed child care facility. (b) A person who violates this section […]
Section 10-1A-03 – Enforcement of Child Support Obligation
(a) The Administration shall enforce and collect the support obligation, including any arrearages, from the date of execution. (b) The affidavit of support shall have all of the force, effect, and attributes of a child support order issued by a tribunal, including the ability to be enforced by any and all enforcement remedies available to the Administration […]
Section 10-302 – Tribunals and Support Enforcement Agency of This State
(a) The circuit courts, and the Administration, in the context of an affidavit of support, are the tribunals of this State. (b) The Child Support Administration is the support enforcement agency of this State.
Section 10-201 – Nonsupport of Spouse Prohibited; Penalties
(a) A spouse may not willfully fail to provide for the support of the other spouse, without just cause. (b) An individual who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or both. (c) If an individual is convicted under this […]
Section 10-202 – Order to Pay Spousal Support
(a) Before trial and with the written consent of the accused individual, or on conviction of the individual under § 10-201 of this subtitle, instead of or in addition to imposing a penalty under § 10-201 of this subtitle, the court may: (1) order the individual to pay spousal support periodically in a certain amount for 3 […]
Section 10-203 – Nonsupport of and Desertion of Minor Child Prohibited; Penalties
(a) A parent may not willfully fail to provide for the support of his or her minor child. (b) A parent may not desert his or her minor child. (c) An individual who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment not exceeding 3 years […]