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(a)(1) Unless the court finds from the evidence that the amount of the award will produce an inequitable result, for an initial pleading that requests child support pendente lite, the court shall award child support for a period from the filing of the pleading that requests child support.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, unless the court finds from the evidence that the amount of the award will produce an inequitable result, for an initial pleading filed by a child support agency that requests child support, the court shall award child support for a period from the filing of the pleading that requests child support.
(3) For any other pleading that requests child support, the court may award child support for a period from the filing of the pleading that requests child support.
(b) The court shall give credit for payments that the court finds have been made during the period beginning from the filing of the pleading that requests child support.
(2) failure to comply with paragraph (1) of this subsection may result in a party not receiving notice of the initiation of a proceeding to modify or enforce a support order.
(ii) medical support for the child, including neonatal expenses.
(2) Subject to the right of any party to subpoena a custodian of records at least 10 days before trial, any records relating to the cost of the mother's medical and hospital expenses for pregnancy, childbirth, and recovery and any neonatal expenses of the child shall be admissible in evidence without the presence of a custodian of record and shall constitute prima facie evidence of the amount of expenses incurred.
Added by Acts 1984, c. 204, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1989, c. 2, § 1, eff. Feb. 24, 1989; Acts 1993, c. 366, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1993; Acts 1994, c. 113, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1994; Acts 1997, c. 609, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997.
Acts 1984, c. 204, § 2, and Acts 1984, c. 400, § 2, both added § 12-101. The section added by Acts 1984, c. 204, § 2, related to the court's power to award child support, has been designated as Family Law § 12-101. The section added by Acts 1984, c. 400, § 2, related to health insurance policies, has been designated as Family Law § 12-102.
“SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the provisions in Sections 1 and 2 of this Act shall be construed only prospectively and may not be interpreted to have any retroactive effect on any child support orders issued or modified before the effective dates of this Act.
Family Law § 12-101, added by Acts 1984, c. 296, § 2, related to costs and counsel fees, renumbered as Family Law § 12-102 by Acts 1984, c. 204, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1984.

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