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2023 Maryland Statutes › Family Law › Title 10 - Support in General › Subtitle 1 - Civil and Criminal Enforcement › Part III - Child and Spousal Support -- Earnings Withholding › Section 10-133 - Stay of Order

(a)    Except as provided in § 10-123 or § 10-124 of this subtitle, an obligor may contest the issuance of an earnings withholding order by moving for a stay of the order no later than 15 days after a copy of the withholding order is mailed to the obligor under § 10-127 of this subtitle.
(b)    A motion for a stay of the withholding order:
(1)    shall be under oath;
(2)    shall state the grounds for contesting the earnings withholding, including dates and amount of payments in dispute; and
(3)    may be on a form that shall be prepared by the court.
(c)    Any person who willfully makes a false representation of facts on a motion for stay of the withholding order under this section shall be subject to the penalties for perjury.
(d)    Upon receipt of a motion for a stay of the withholding order under subsection (a) of this section, the court shall immediately notify the recipient and the support enforcement agency, if applicable, and shall schedule a hearing within 15 days.
(e)    The only issues that may be adjudicated at a hearing scheduled under this section are:
(1)    whether the alleged arrearage existed;
(2)    the amount of the arrearage;
(3)    the identity of the obligor; and
(4)    that the amount of the withholding order exceeds the limits of the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act.
(f)    Payment of arrearage after the date of the motion for service of the withholding order is not a defense against withholding.
(g)    After adjudication of the issues under subsection (e) of this section, if the court finds that the obligor owed an amount in excess of 30 days’ support at the time the request for service of the withholding order was filed, the court shall cause the earnings withholding order to be served on the obligor’s employer immediately and shall deny the stay.
(h)    If the court finds that the amount of the withholding order exceeds the limits of the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act, the court shall alter the amount of the earnings withholding to the maximum allowed under the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act.
(i)    In any event, the court shall rule on the request for service of the earnings withholding order within 45 days of the mailing of the notice to the obligor.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Family Law › Title 10 - Support in General › Subtitle 1 - Civil and Criminal Enforcement › Part III - Child and Spousal Support -- Earnings Withholding › Section 10-134 - Termination of Withholding

(a)    On motion of the obligor or the recipient that may be filed on a form which shall be prepared by the court, the court shall terminate the withholding if:
(1)    the support obligation is terminated and the total arrearages are paid;
(2)    all of the parties join in a motion for termination of the withholding; or
(3)    within 60 days of the withholding order being served, the court finds:
(i)    no history of child support arrearages; and
(ii)    the arrearage which gave rise to the withholding order was the result of a bona fide medical emergency involving hospitalization of the obligor or the death of the obligor’s parents, spouse, children, or stepchildren.
(b)    The Administration shall notify the employer to terminate the withholding without the necessity of a further order when:
(1)    the support obligation is fulfilled; and
(2)    no arrearage exists.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Family Law › Title 10 - Support in General › Subtitle 1 - Civil and Criminal Enforcement › Part III - Child and Spousal Support -- Earnings Withholding › Section 10-135 - Enforcement of Out-of-State Withholding Orders

Earnings withholding orders issued out of state shall be enforced in the same manner under this Part III of this subtitle as earnings withholding orders issued in this State.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Family Law › Title 10 - Support in General › Subtitle 1 - Civil and Criminal Enforcement › Part III - Child and Spousal Support -- Earnings Withholding › Section 10-136 - Enforcement of Out-of-State Support Orders

(a)    Support orders issued out of state shall be enforced in the same manner under this Part III of this subtitle as support orders issued in this State.
(b)    A recipient of an out-of-state support order may file a request for service of an earnings withholding order under § 10-126 of this subtitle by submitting the information required under § 10-126 of this subtitle, and a certified support order or a support order registered in this State.
(c)    (1)    A recipient of an out-of-state support order may request that the support enforcement agency file with the court a request for service of an earnings withholding order under § 10-126 of this subtitle by submitting a request for service, a certified support order, and a statement of arrears under oath.
(2)    A request under this subsection may be submitted by the recipient or a support enforcement agency.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Family Law › Title 10 - Support in General › Subtitle 1 - Civil and Criminal Enforcement › Part III - Child and Spousal Support -- Earnings Withholding › Section 10-137 - Withholding in Case of Out-of-State Obligor or Employer

In the case of an out-of-state obligor or out-of-state employer, the support enforcement agency shall, upon receipt of a request for service of an earnings withholding on the accrual of 30 days’ support arrears, send to the appropriate state agency or court a request for earnings withholding and any information and fees required by that state to process the request.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Family Law › Title 10 - Support in General › Subtitle 1 - Civil and Criminal Enforcement › Part III - Child and Spousal Support -- Earnings Withholding › Section 10-138 - Earnings Withholding Order Upon Request of the Obligor or in Contempt or Other Proceedings

(a)    Upon request of the obligor, the court shall immediately authorize service of an earnings withholding order.
(b)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part III, a court may at any time issue an earnings withholding order, in a contempt or other proceeding, if:
(1)    the recipient or the support enforcement agency has filed a petition that includes a request for an earnings withholding order; and
(2)    the obligor is in arrears in support payments of more than 30 days.
(c)    A hearing shall be held if the obligor appears and contests the issuance of the order.
(d)    The amount of the wage withholding order entered under this subsection:
(1)    shall be enough to pay the support as originally entered by the court; and
(2)    may include a part of the arrearage.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Family Law › Title 10 - Support in General › Subtitle 1 - Civil and Criminal Enforcement › Part IV - Child Support Liens › Section 10-140 - Unpaid Child Support Constitutes a Lien

(a)    (1)    Unpaid child support, due under an order requiring payments through a support enforcement agency, constitutes a lien in favor of the obligee on all real and personal property of the obligor.
(2)    The Administration shall notify the obligor and obligee of any child support lien established under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(b)    A child support lien established under subsection (a) of this section arises on the date of notice that the support is due and continues to the date on which the child support lien is:
(1)    satisfied;
(2)    released by the Administration because the child support lien is:
(i)    unenforceable; or
(ii)    uncollectible; or
(3)    released by order of the court.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Family Law › Title 10 - Support in General › Subtitle 1 - Civil and Criminal Enforcement › Part IV - Child Support Liens › Section 10-141 - Recording the Lien

(a)    The Administration may file a notice of a child support lien with the clerk of a circuit court.
(b)    (1)    On receipt of a notice of a child support lien, the clerk of a circuit court shall:
(i)    record and index the lien; and
(ii)    enter the lien in the judgment docket of the court.
(2)    The docket entry shall include:
(i)    the name of the person whose property is subject to the child support lien; and
(ii)    the amount and date of the child support lien.
(c)    (1)    From the date on which a child support lien is filed, the child support lien has the full force and effect of a judgment lien.
(2)    A child support lien established under this Part IV of this subtitle may be enforced in accordance with the Maryland Rules.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Family Law › Title 10 - Support in General › Subtitle 1 - Civil and Criminal Enforcement › Part IV - Child Support Liens › Section 10-142 - Enforcement of Lien

(a)    If a child support lien is not satisfied or released, the Administration may bring an action in a circuit court to enforce the lien.
(b)    The following persons shall be made parties to the proceeding:
(1)    each person who has a recorded lien on the property that is sought to be subjected to the proceedings under this section; and
(2)    each person who claims a right or interest in the property that is sought to be subjected to the proceedings under this section.
(c)    The court, acting without a jury, shall:
(1)    adjudicate all matters involved in the proceedings; and
(2)    determine the merits of all claims or liens.
(d)    If the claim of the obligee is established, the court may order:
(1)    a sale of the property or rights to property; and
(2)    a distribution of any proceeds of sale to the Administration or obligee.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Family Law › Title 10 - Support in General › Subtitle 1 - Civil and Criminal Enforcement › Part IV - Child Support Liens › Section 10-143 - Out-of-State Liens

Upon request of the Administration, a child support lien arising in another state may be recorded and enforced in the same manner and to the same extent as a lien arising under § 10-140 of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Family Law › Title 10 - Support in General › Subtitle 1A - Affidavit of Support › 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 support under § 5–312(b)(2) of the Human Services Article; or
(ii)    the child has been placed in the care and custody of the State.
(d)    “Tribunal” has the meaning stated in § 10–301(dd) of this title.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Family Law › Title 10 - Support in General › Subtitle 1A - Affidavit of Support › Section 10-1A-03 - Enforcement of Child Support Obligation

(a)    The Administration shall enforce and collect the support obligation, including any arrearages, from the date of execution.
(b)    The affidavit of support shall have all of the force, effect, and attributes of a child support order issued by a tribunal, including the ability to be enforced by any and all enforcement remedies available to the Administration to enforce a child support order issued by a tribunal, including contempt of court proceedings.
(c)    (1)    If any party to the affidavit of support presents evidence to the Administration of a material change in circumstances since the entry of the last child support order, the parties may execute an affidavit of support in accordance with the Maryland child support guidelines.
(2)    If there is a pre-existing child support order, the subsequently executed affidavit of support shall supersede the order unless and until overruled by a tribunal.
(d)    All courts in this State shall recognize an affidavit of support issued by the Administration as a child support order.
(e)    An executed affidavit of support does not preclude any subsequent proceedings under this article.
2023 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 10-201 - Nonsupport of Spouse Prohibited; Penalties

(a)    A spouse may not willfully fail to provide for the support of the other spouse, without just cause.
(b)    An individual who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or both.
(c)    If an individual is convicted under this section, the court may order the individual to pay any fine wholly or partly to the spouse.
2023 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 10-202 - Order to Pay Spousal Support

(a)    Before trial and with the written consent of the accused individual, or on conviction of the individual under § 10-201 of this subtitle, instead of or in addition to imposing a penalty under § 10-201 of this subtitle, the court may:
(1)    order the individual to pay spousal support periodically in a certain amount for 3 years; and
(2)    place the individual on probation on the individual’s entering into a recognizance.
(b)    In passing the order, the court shall consider the financial circumstances of the accused individual.
(c)    The accused individual shall make the payments to the spouse directly or through the appropriate support enforcement agency.
(d)    The court may modify the order as circumstances require.
2023 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 10-203 - Nonsupport of and Desertion of Minor Child Prohibited; Penalties

(a)    A parent may not willfully fail to provide for the support of his or her minor child.
(b)    A parent may not desert his or her minor child.
(c)    An individual who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or both.
2023 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 10-204 - Order to Pay Child Support

(a)    Before trial and with the written consent of the accused individual, or on conviction of the individual under § 10-203 of this subtitle, instead of or in addition to imposing a penalty under § 10-203 of this subtitle, the court may:
(1)    order the individual to pay child support periodically in a certain amount for 3 years, or, if there is an agreement with respect to support of the child, order the individual to make payments as provided in the agreement; and
(2)    place the individual on probation on the individual’s entering into a recognizance.
(b)    In passing the order, the court shall consider the financial circumstances of the accused individual.
(c)    The accused individual shall make the payments:
(1)    to the person who has custody of the minor child, through the appropriate support enforcement agency; or
(2)    if there is an agreement with respect to support of the child, to the recipient designated in the agreement.
(d)    The court may modify the order as circumstances require.
2023 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 10-205 - Recognizance

(a)    A recognizance ordered by the court under § 10-202 or § 10-204 of this subtitle shall be:
(1)    in an amount that the court directs; and
(2)    on the conditions that:
(i)    if the individual is summoned to appear by the court within the 3-year probationary period, the individual shall appear; and
(ii)    the individual shall pay support as ordered by the court.
(b)    During the 3-year probationary period, if an individual fails to pay support under the court’s order, the court may proceed to try or sentence the individual.
(c)    The court may order that a forfeited recognizance be paid wholly or partly as provided in § 10-202(c) or § 10-204(c) of this subtitle, as appropriate.
2023 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 10-206 - Lien on Earnings

(a)    An order to pay support under this subtitle is a lien on the earnings of the accused individual.
(b)    The court shall send a certified copy of each order that establishes a lien on earnings to the appropriate support enforcement agency. The support enforcement agency shall notify the individual’s employer of the lien.
(c)    On receipt of notice of the lien from the support enforcement agency, the employer shall:
(1)    on a regular basis, deduct the amount of the lien from the individual’s earnings; and
(2)    send the deducted amount to the support enforcement agency.
2023 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 10-207 - Deduction From Inmate's Earnings

(a)    If the court sentences an individual who is convicted under § 10-201 or § 10-203 of this subtitle to the jurisdiction of the Division of Correction, the court may order the Commissioner of Correction:
(1)    to deduct an amount from any earnings of the individual; and
(2)    to pay that amount at certain intervals:
(i)    as provided in § 10-202(c) of this subtitle, if the individual is convicted of nonsupport of the individual’s spouse under § 10-201 of this subtitle; or
(ii)    as provided in § 10-204(c) of this subtitle, if the individual is convicted of nonsupport or desertion of the individual’s minor child under § 10-203 of this subtitle.
(b)    During the defendant’s imprisonment, the court may modify or revoke the order.
2023 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 10-208 - Venue

(a)    An individual who is charged with nonsupport of the individual’s spouse may be prosecuted in the jurisdiction where the individual or the spouse resides.
(b)    An individual who is charged with nonsupport or desertion of the individual’s minor child may be prosecuted in the jurisdiction where the individual or the individual’s minor child resides.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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 10-317 - Duties and Powers of Responding Tribunal

(a)    When a responding tribunal of this State receives a complaint or comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal or directly pursuant to § 10–313(b) of this subtitle, it shall cause the complaint or pleading to be filed and notify the plaintiff where and when it was filed.
(b)    A responding tribunal of this State, to the extent not prohibited by other law, may do one or more of the following:
(1)    establish or enforce a support order, modify a child support order, determine the controlling child support order, or determine parentage of a child;
(2)    order an obligor to comply with a support order, specifying the amount and the manner of compliance;
(3)    order income withholding;
(4)    determine the amount of any arrearages and specify a method of payment;
(5)    enforce orders by civil or criminal contempt, or both;
(6)    set aside property for satisfaction of the support order;
(7)    place liens and order execution on the obligor’s property;
(8)    order an obligor to keep the tribunal informed of the obligor’s current residential address, electronic mail address, telephone number, employer, address of employment, and telephone number at the place of employment;
(9)    issue a bench warrant for an obligor who has failed after proper notice to appear at a hearing ordered by the tribunal and enter the bench warrant in any local and State computer systems for criminal warrants;
(10)    order the obligor to seek appropriate employment by specified methods;
(11)    award reasonable attorney’s fees and other fees and costs; and
(12)    grant any other available remedy.
(c)    A responding tribunal of this State shall include in a support order issued under this subtitle, or in the documents accompanying the order, the calculations on which the support order is based.
(d)    A responding tribunal of this State may not condition the payment of a support order issued under this subtitle upon compliance by a party with provisions for visitation.
(e)    If a responding tribunal of this State issues an order under this subtitle, the tribunal shall send a copy of the order to the plaintiff and the defendant and to the initiating tribunal, if any.
(f)    If requested to enforce a support order, arrears, or judgment or to modify a support order stated in a foreign currency, a responding tribunal of this State shall convert the amount stated in the foreign currency to the equivalent amount in dollars under the applicable official market exchange rate as publicly reported.
2023 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 10-318 - Inappropriate Tribunal

If a complaint or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal of this State, the tribunal shall forward the pleading and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal of this State or another state and notify the plaintiff where and when the pleading was sent.
2023 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 10-320 - Duty of Attorney General

(a)    If the Attorney General determines that the support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the Attorney General may order the agency to perform its duties under this subtitle or may provide those services directly to the individual.
(b)    The Attorney General may determine that a foreign country has established a reciprocal arrangement for child support with this State and take appropriate action for notification of the determination.
2023 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 10-322 - 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 every other state;
(2)    maintain a register of names and addresses of tribunals and support enforcement agencies received from other states;
(3)    forward to the appropriate tribunal in the county in this State in which the obligee who is an individual or the obligor resides, or in which the obligor’s property is believed to be located, all documents concerning a proceeding under this subtitle received from another state or foreign country; and
(4)    obtain information concerning the location of the obligor and the obligor’s property within this State not exempt from execution, by such means as postal verification and federal or state locator services, examination of telephone directories, requests for the obligor’s address from employers, and examination of governmental records, including, to the extent not prohibited by other law, those relating to real property, vital statistics, law enforcement, taxation, motor vehicles, driver’s licenses, and Social Security.
2023 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 10-323 - 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 documents must provide, so far as known, the name, residential address, and Social Security numbers of the obligor and the obligee or the parent and alleged parent, and the name, sex, residential address, Social Security number, and date of birth of each child for whose benefit support is sought or whose parentage is to be determined. Unless filed at the time of registration, the complaint must be accompanied by a copy of any support order known to have been issued by another tribunal. The complaint may include any other information that may assist in locating or identifying the defendant.
(b)    The complaint must specify the relief sought. The complaint and accompanying documents must conform substantially with the requirements imposed by the forms mandated by federal law for use in cases filed by a support enforcement agency.
2023 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 10-324 - Nondisclosure of Information in Exceptional Circumstances

If a party alleges in an affidavit or a pleading under oath that the health, safety, or liberty of a party or child would be jeopardized by disclosure of specific identifying information, that information shall be sealed and may not be disclosed to the other party or the public.  After a hearing in which a tribunal takes into consideration the health, safety, or liberty of the party or child, the tribunal may order disclosure of information that the tribunal determines to be in the interest of justice.
2023 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 10-325 - Cost and Fees

(a)    The plaintiff may not be required to pay a filing fee or other costs.
(b)    If an obligee prevails, a responding tribunal of this State may assess against an obligor filing fees, reasonable attorney’s fees, other costs, and necessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurred by the obligee and the obligee’s witnesses. The tribunal may not assess fees, costs, or expenses against the obligee or the support enforcement agency of either the initiating or the responding state or foreign country, except as provided by other law. Attorney’s fees may be taxed as costs, and may be ordered paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in the attorney’s own name. Payment of support owed to the obligee has priority over fees, costs, and expenses.
(c)    The tribunal shall order the payment of costs and reasonable attorney’s fees if it determines that a hearing was requested primarily for delay. In a proceeding under Part VI of this subtitle a hearing is presumed to have been requested primarily for delay if a registered support order is confirmed or enforced without change.
2023 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 10-326 - Limited Immunity of Plaintiff

(a)    Participation by a plaintiff in a proceeding under this subtitle before a responding tribunal, whether in person, by private attorney, or through services provided by the support enforcement agency, does not confer personal jurisdiction over the plaintiff in another proceeding.
(b)    A plaintiff is not amenable to service of civil process while physically present in this State to participate in a proceeding under this subtitle.
(c)    The immunity granted by this section does not extend to civil litigation based on acts unrelated to a proceeding under this subtitle committed by a party while present in this State to participate in the proceeding.