§ 10-345. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered order
West's Annotated Code of MarylandFamily LawEffective: July 1, 2015
West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Family Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 10. Support in General (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (Refs & Annos)
Part VI. Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order (Refs & Annos)
Subpart B. Contest of Validity or Enforcement (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2015
MD Code, Family Law, § 10-345
§ 10-345. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered order
(a) A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered order in this State shall request a hearing within the time required by § 10-344 of this subtitle. The nonregistering party may seek to vacate the registration, to assert any defense to an allegation of noncompliance with the registered order, or to contest the remedies being sought or the amount of any alleged arrearages pursuant to § 10-346 of this subtitle.
(b) If the nonregistering party fails to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered support order in a timely manner, the order is confirmed by operation of law.
(c) If a nonregistering party requests a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order, the registering tribunal shall schedule the matter for hearing and give notice to the parties of the date, time, and place of the hearing.
Credits
Added as Family Law § 10-336 by Acts 1996, c. 667, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1997. Renumbered as Family Law § 10-345 by Acts 1997, c. 609, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1997, c. 609, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2008, c. 522, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2015, c. 308, § 2, eff. July 1, 2015.
MD Code, Family Law, § 10-345, MD FAMILY § 10-345
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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