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MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 2 - Criminal Nonsupport and Desertion|Part I - Nonsupport of Spouse; Nonsupport or Desertion of Minor Child -- in General|Section 10-209 - Effect of Civil Action

    The commencement of a civil action for child support does not affect the jurisdiction of the court in a criminal action for nonsupport or desertion.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-212 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 2 - Criminal Nonsupport and Desertion|Part II - Special Provisions for Baltimore City|Section 10-212 - Scope of Part

    This Part II of this subtitle applies only to Baltimore City.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-213 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 2 - Criminal Nonsupport and Desertion|Part II - Special Provisions for Baltimore City|Section 10-213 - Powers of State's Attorney

    (a)    On receipt of a complaint or on personal knowledge or information that an individual has violated § 10-201 or § 10-203 of this subtitle, the State’s Attorney, a deputy State’s Attorney, or an assistant State’s Attorney may hold a pretrial inquiry.    (b)    In connection with any pretrial inquiry under this section:        (1)    the State’s Attorney may issue a summons that requires a person other than the accused individual to appear, to testify, and to produce documents connected to the inquiry; and        (2)    the State’s Attorney, a deputy State’s Attorney, or an assistant State’s Attorney may:            (i)    administer oaths;            (ii)    examine witnesses; and            (iii)    receive evidence.    (c)    (1)    If a person fails to obey a summons, or fails to testify or comply with a request of the State’s Attorney, a deputy State’s Attorney, or an assistant State’s Attorney, the State’s Attorney may request the circuit court to order the person:            (i)    to obey the summons;            (ii)    to testify; or            (iii)    to produce any document that the court considers necessary for the inquiry.        (2)    If a person fails or refuses to obey the order of court after the order has been served, the person is in contempt of court and the court may punish the person for the contempt.        (3)    A finding of contempt under this subsection is subject to appeal.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-214 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 2 - Criminal Nonsupport and Desertion|Part II - Special Provisions for Baltimore City|Section 10-214 - Notice to Accused Individual

    Before the State’s Attorney conducts an inquiry under § 10-213 of this subtitle, the State’s Attorney shall notify the accused individual in writing of:         (1)    the time and place of the inquiry;        (2)    the accused individual’s right to appear at the inquiry and to produce evidence or information that relates to the matters examined; and        (3)    the accused individual’s right to testify if the individual:            (i)    notifies the State’s Attorney of the individual’s desire to testify; and            (ii)    signs a waiver that permits the individual’s testimony to be used against the individual in any later trial that arises from the inquiry.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-215 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 2 - Criminal Nonsupport and Desertion|Part II - Special Provisions for Baltimore City|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 and before trial, the court, with the written consent of the accused individual, may pass an order under § 10-202 or § 10-204 of this subtitle.    (c)    If the accused individual fails or refuses to consent to a court order being passed, the individual has a right to be tried on the charge.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-216 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 2 - Criminal Nonsupport and Desertion|Part II - Special Provisions for Baltimore City|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.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-219 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 2 - Criminal Nonsupport and Desertion|Part III - Desertion of Minor Child|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 is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part I - General Provisions|Section 10-302 - Tribunals and Support Enforcement Agency of This State

    (a)    The circuit courts, and the Administration, in the context of an affidavit of support, are the tribunals of this State.    (b)    The Child Support Administration is the support enforcement agency of this State.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part I - General Provisions|Section 10-303 - Remedies Cumulative

    (a)    Remedies provided by this subtitle are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law or the recognition of a foreign support order on the basis of comity.    (b)    This subtitle does not:        (1)    provide the exclusive method of establishing or enforcing a support order under the law of this State; or        (2)    grant a tribunal of this State jurisdiction to render judgment or issue an order relating to child custody or visitation in a proceeding under this subtitle.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-303.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part I - General Provisions|Section 10-303.1 - Applicability of Subtitle

    (a)    A tribunal of this State shall apply Parts I through VI of this subtitle and, as applicable, Part VII, to a support proceeding involving:        (1)    a foreign support order;        (2)    a foreign tribunal; or        (3)    an obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.    (b)    A tribunal of this State that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of Parts I through VI of this subtitle.    (c)    Part VII of this subtitle applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of Part VII is inconsistent with Parts I through VI, Part VII controls.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part II - Jurisdiction|Section 10-304 - Bases for Jurisdiction Over Nonresident

    (a)    In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support order or to determine parentage of a child, a tribunal of this State may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the individual’s guardian or conservator if:        (1)    the individual is personally served within this State;        (2)    the individual submits to the jurisdiction of this State by consent in a record, by entering a general appearance, or by filing a responsive document having the effect of waiving any contest to personal jurisdiction;        (3)    the individual resided with the child in this State;        (4)    the individual resided in this State and provided prenatal expenses or support for the child;        (5)    the child resides in this State as a result of the acts or directives of the individual;        (6)    the individual engaged in sexual intercourse in this State and the child may have been conceived by that act of intercourse; or        (7)    there is any other basis consistent with the constitutions of this State and the United States for the exercise of personal jurisdiction.    (b)    The bases of personal jurisdiction set forth in subsection (a) of this section or in any other law of this State may not be used to acquire personal jurisdiction for a tribunal of this State to modify a child support order of another state unless the requirements of § 10–350 of this subtitle are met, or, in the case of a foreign support order, unless the requirements of § 10–353.1 of this subtitle are met.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part II - Jurisdiction|Section 10-305 - Continuing Jurisdiction

    Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of this State in a proceeding under this subtitle or other law of this State relating to a support order continues as long as a tribunal of this State has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its order or continuing jurisdiction to enforce its order as provided in §§ 10–308, 10–309, and 10–312.2 of this subtitle.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part II - Jurisdiction|Section 10-306 - Initiating and Responding Tribunal

    Under this subtitle, a tribunal of this State may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state, and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or foreign country.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part II - Jurisdiction|Section 10-307 - Simultaneous Proceedings in Another State or Foreign Country

    (a)    A tribunal of this State may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the complaint or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or foreign country only if:        (1)    the complaint or comparable pleading in this State is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or foreign country;        (2)    the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or foreign country; and        (3)    if relevant, this State is the home state of the child.    (b)    A tribunal of this State may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the complaint or comparable pleading is filed before a complaint or comparable pleading is filed in another state or foreign country if:        (1)    the complaint or comparable pleading in the other state or foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this State for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by this State;        (2)    the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in this State; and        (3)    if relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state of the child.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part II - Jurisdiction|Section 10-308 - Continuing Exclusive Jurisdiction

    (a)    A tribunal of this State that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this State has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its child support order if the order is the controlling order and:        (1)    at the time of filing of a request for modification this State is the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued; or        (2)    even if this State is not the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued, the parties consent in a record or in open court that the tribunal of this State may continue to exercise jurisdiction to modify its order.    (b)    A tribunal of this State that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this State may not exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the order if:        (1)    all of the parties who are individuals file consent in a record with the tribunal of this State that a tribunal of another state that has jurisdiction over at least one of the parties who is an individual or that is located in the state of residence of the child may modify the order and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction; or        (2)    its order is not the controlling order.    (c)    If a tribunal of another state has issued a child support order pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act or a law substantially similar to that act that modifies a child support order of a tribunal of this State, tribunals of this State shall recognize the continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the tribunal of the other state.    (d)    A tribunal of this State that lacks continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify a child support order may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to modify a support order issued in that state.    (e)    A temporary support order issued ex parte or pending resolution of a jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-309 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part II - Jurisdiction|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 assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act; or        (2)    a money judgment for arrears of support and interest on the order accrued before a determination that an order of a tribunal of another state is the controlling order.    (b)    A tribunal of this State having continuing jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce the order.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-311 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part II - Jurisdiction|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 those orders in the same manner as if the orders had been issued by a tribunal of this State.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-312 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part II - Jurisdiction|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.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-312.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part II - Jurisdiction|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 pursuant to § 10–329 of this subtitle, and obtain discovery through a tribunal outside this State pursuant to § 10–330 of this subtitle. In all other respects, the provisions of Parts III through VI of this subtitle do not apply, and the tribunal shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this State.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-312.2 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part II - Jurisdiction|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 country if the state or foreign country has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the spousal support order under the law of that state or foreign country.    (c)    A tribunal of this State that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order may serve as:        (1)    an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal support order issued in this State; or        (2)    a responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal support order.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-313 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part III - Civil Provisions of General Application|Section 10-313 - Proceedings Under This Subtitle

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, Part III of this subtitle applies to all proceedings under this subtitle.    (b)    An individual or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this subtitle by filing a complaint in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a complaint or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or foreign country which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the defendant.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-314 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part III - Civil Provisions of General Application|Section 10-314 - Action by Minor Parent

    A minor parent, or a guardian or other legal representative of a minor parent, may maintain a proceeding on behalf of or for the benefit of the minor’s child.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-315 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part III - Civil Provisions of General Application|Section 10-315 - Application of Law of This State

    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a responding tribunal of this State shall:        (1)    apply the procedural and substantive law generally applicable to similar proceedings originating in this State and may exercise all powers and provide all remedies available in those proceedings; and        (2)    determine the duty of support and the amount payable in accordance with the law and support guidelines of this State.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-316 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part III - Civil Provisions of General Application|Section 10-316 - Duties and Powers of Initiating Tribunal

    (a)    Upon the filing of a complaint authorized by this subtitle, an initiating tribunal of this State shall forward the complaint and its accompanying documents:        (1)    to the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement agency in the responding state; or        (2)    if the identity of the responding tribunal is unknown, to the state information agency of the responding state with a request that they be forwarded to the appropriate tribunal and that receipt be acknowledged.    (b)    If requested by the responding tribunal, a tribunal of this State shall issue a certificate or other document and make findings required by the law of the responding state. If the responding tribunal is in a foreign country, on request, the tribunal of this State shall specify the amount of support sought, convert that amount into the equivalent amount in the foreign currency under applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported, and provide any other documents necessary to satisfy the requirements of the responding foreign tribunal.