Section 5-1037 – Notice
The court may not enter an order under this subtitle against a party unless the party is given reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard.
Section 5-1038 – Finality; Modification
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a declaration of paternity in an order is final. (2) (i) A declaration of paternity may be modified or set aside: 1. in the manner and to the extent that any order or decree of an equity court is subject to the revisory power of the court under any […]
Section 5-1039 – Finding for Alleged Father
(a) If the court finds that the alleged father is not the father, the court may: (1) retain jurisdiction; and (2) on its own motion or otherwise, take any further proceeding that the court considers just and proper and in the best interests of the child. (b) Under this section, the court may: (1) enter an appropriate order against the […]
Section 5-1040 – Sealing of Papers
(a) On completion of a paternity proceeding, the court may order the clerk of court: (1) to seal all papers in the case; and (2) not to open any papers in the case, except on order of the court. (b) In any further proceeding under § 5-1038 of this subtitle on support payments or custody, the papers in the […]
Section 5-1041 – Enforcement of Order
(a) A court order under this subtitle is enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as any other order of an equity court in this State. (b) If an individual fails to make a support payment ordered under this subtitle, the individual shall be served with an order that directs the individual to show […]
Section 5-1042 – Bond to Comply With Order
(a) In a paternity proceeding, the court may order that either or both of the parents of the child give bond in the form and penalty the court directs, with or without securities. (b) The bond to be given by a parent shall be conditioned on: (1) the performance of all provisions of the order and any subsequent […]
Section 5-1044 – Right of Appeal
A party has the right to appeal from an order under this subtitle to the Court of Special Appeals, as provided in Title 12, Subtitle 3 of the Courts Article.
Section 5-1047 – Paternity Docket
(a) The clerk of the circuit court shall keep a docket known as the “paternity docket”. (b) The paternity docket shall contain the records, proceedings, and orders that relate to each case brought under this subtitle.
Section 5-1048 – Out-of-State Adjudication
A finding of paternity established in any other state shall have the same force and effect in a proceeding under this subtitle as in any other civil proceeding in this State if: (1) with respect to an adjudication of paternity, the finding was established by a court or by an administrative process that includes a right […]
Section 5-1034 – To Whom Payment Made
(a) The court may direct that any payment ordered under this subtitle be made to the mother or any other person. (b) If the child is, or is likely to become, a public charge, the court may order any payment ordered under this subtitle to be made to the appropriate support enforcement agency for the support of […]