§ 10-341. Procedure to register order for enforcement
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 A. Registration and Enforcement of Support Order (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2015
MD Code, Family Law, § 10-341
§ 10-341. Procedure to register order for enforcement
(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 10-359 of this subtitle, a support order or income withholding order of another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this State by sending the following records to the appropriate tribunal in this State:
(b) On receipt of a request for registration, the registering tribunal shall cause the order to be filed as an order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign support order, together with one copy of the documents and information, regardless of their form.
(c) A complaint or comparable pleading seeking a remedy that must be affirmatively sought under other law of this State may be filed at the same time as the request for registration or later. The pleading must specify the grounds for the remedy sought.
(d) If two or more orders are in effect, the person requesting registration shall:
(e) A request for a determination of which is the controlling order may be filed separately or with a request for registration and enforcement or for registration and modification. The person requesting registration shall give notice of the request to each party whose rights may be affected by the determination.
Credits
Added as Family Law § 10-332 by Acts 1996, c. 667, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1997. Renumbered as Family Law § 10-341 by Acts 1997, c. 609, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2008, c. 522, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2015, c. 308, § 2, eff. July 1, 2015.
MD Code, Family Law, § 10-341, MD FAMILY § 10-341
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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