Section 10-357 – Duties
(a) In a support proceeding under this part, the Child Support Administration of this State shall: (1) transmit and receive applications; and (2) initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this State. (b) The following support proceedings are available to an obligee under the Convention: (1) recognition or recognition and enforcement of […]
Section 11-102 – Award — Alimony Pendente Lite
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, in a proceeding for divorce, alimony, or annulment of marriage, the court may award alimony pendente lite to either party. (b) The court may not award alimony pendente lite in a proceeding for alimony on a bill of complaint for alimony to the spouse of a resident […]
Section 10-358 – Direct Request to Establish or Modify Support Order or Determination of Parentage
(a) A plaintiff may file a direct request seeking establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In the proceeding, the law of this State applies. (b) A plaintiff may file a direct request seeking recognition and enforcement of a support order or support agreement. In the proceeding, §§ 10–359 through […]
Section 11-103 – Award — Existence of Ground for Divorce
The existence of a ground for divorce against the party seeking alimony is not an automatic bar to the court awarding alimony to that party.
Section 10-359 – Registration of Order to Be Recognized
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this part, a party who is an individual or a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a Convention support order shall register the order in this State as provided in Part VI of this subtitle. (b) Notwithstanding §§ 10–323 and 10–341(a) of this subtitle, a request for registration of a Convention […]
Section 11-104 – Award — Against Nonresident Defendant
(a) In a proceeding for a limited or absolute divorce, the court may award to the plaintiff alimony as a part of a decree granting a divorce or alimony pendente lite, if: (1) the bill of complaint asks for alimony and says that the defendant owns property in this State; and (2) the court lacks or is unable […]
Section 10-360 – Contest of Registered Convention Support Order
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this part, §§ 10–344 through 10–347 of this subtitle apply to a contest of a registered Convention support order. (b) A party contesting a registered Convention support order shall file a contest not later than 30 days after notice of the registration, except that if the contesting party does not reside […]
Section 11-105 – Award — Following Decree by Another Jurisdiction
If an annulment or a limited or absolute divorce has been granted by a court in another jurisdiction, a court in this State may award alimony to either party if: (1) the court in the other jurisdiction lacked or did not exercise personal jurisdiction over the party seeking alimony; and (2) the party seeking alimony was domiciled […]
Section 10-347 – Confirmed Order
Confirmation of a registered support order, whether by operation of law or after notice and hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration.
Section 10-348 – Procedure to Register Child Support Order of Another State for Modification
A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a child support order issued in another state shall register that order in this State in the same manner provided in §§ 10–340 through 10–347 of this subtitle if the order has not been registered. A complaint for modification may be […]