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Section 10-336 – Immunity From Civil Liability

    An employer that complies with an income withholding order issued in another state in accordance with this subtitle is not subject to civil liability to an individual or agency with regard to the employer’s withholding of child support from the obligor’s income.

Section 10-322 – Duties of Child Support Administration

    (a)    The Child Support Administration is the State information agency under this subtitle.     (b)    The State information agency shall:         (1)    compile and maintain a current list, including addresses, of the tribunals in this State which have jurisdiction under this subtitle, and any support enforcement agencies in this State and transmit a copy to the state information agency of […]

Section 10-337 – Penalties for Noncompliance

    An employer that willfully fails to comply with an income withholding order issued in another state and received for enforcement is subject to the same penalties that may be imposed for noncompliance with an order issued by a tribunal of this State.

Section 10-323 – Pleadings and Accompanying Documents

    (a)    In a proceeding under this subtitle, a plaintiff seeking to establish a support order, to determine parentage of a child, or to register and modify a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country must file a complaint. Unless otherwise ordered under § 10–324 of this subtitle, the complaint or accompanying […]

Section 10-338 – Contest by Obligor

    (a)    An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this State by registering the order in a tribunal of this State and filing a contest to that order as provided in Part VI of this subtitle, or otherwise contesting the […]

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 […]