Section 10-353.2 – Registration of Foreign Support Order; Modification
(a) A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child support order not under the Convention may register that order in this State under §§ 10–340 through 10–347 of this subtitle if the order has not been registered. A complaint for modification may be filed at the same […]
Section 10-340 – Registration of Order for Enforcement
A support order or income withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this State for enforcement.
Section 10-354 – Definitions
(a) In this part the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Application” means a request under the Convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central authority for assistance from another central authority. (c) “Central authority” means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in […]
Section 10-341 – Procedure to Register Order for Enforcement
(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 10–359 of this subtitle, a support order or income withholding order of another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this State by sending the following records to the appropriate tribunal in this State: (1) a letter of transmittal to the tribunal requesting registration and enforcement; (2) two […]
Section 10-355 – Applicability; Controlling Law
(a) This part applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. (b) In a support proceeding under the Convention, if a provision of this part is inconsistent with Parts I through VI of this subtitle, this part controls.
Section 10-327 – Nonparentage as Defense
A party whose parentage of a child has been previously determined by or pursuant to law may not plead nonparentage as a defense to a proceeding under this subtitle.
Section 10-328 – Special Rules of Evidence and Procedure
(a) The physical presence of a nonresident party who is an individual in a tribunal of this State is not required for the establishment, enforcement, or modification of a support order or the rendition of a judgment determining parentage of a child. (b) An affidavit, a document substantially complying with federally mandated forms, or a document incorporated […]
Section 10-329 – Communications Between Tribunals
A tribunal of this State may communicate with a tribunal outside this State in a record, or by telephone, electronic mail, or other means, to obtain information concerning the laws, the legal effect of a judgment, decree, or order of that tribunal, and the status of a proceeding. A tribunal of this State may furnish […]
Section 10-330 – Assistance With Discovery
A tribunal of this State may: (1) request a tribunal outside this State to assist in obtaining discovery; and (2) upon request, compel a person over which it has jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issued by a tribunal outside this State.
Section 10-331 – Receipt and Disbursement of Payments
(a) A support enforcement agency or tribunal of this State shall disburse promptly any amounts received pursuant to a support order, as directed by the order. The agency or tribunal shall furnish to a requesting party or tribunal of another state or a foreign country a certified statement by the custodian of the record of the […]