Section 10-309 – Enforcement and Modification of Support Order by Tribunal Having Continuing Jurisdiction
(a) A tribunal of this State that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this State may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce: (1) the order if the order is the controlling order and has not been modified by a tribunal of another state that […]
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 10-215 – 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 […]