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§ 10-309. Enforcement and modification of support order by tribunal having continuing jurisdict...

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 II. Jurisdiction (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2015
MD Code, Family Law, § 10-309
§ 10-309. Enforcement and modification of support order by tribunal having continuing jurisdiction
Currentness
Initiating tribunal
(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.
Powers and duties of responding tribunal
(b) A tribunal of this State having continuing jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce the order.

Credits

Added as Family Law § 10-307 by Acts 1996, c. 667, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1997, c. 14, § 1, eff. April 8, 1997. Renumbered as Family Law § 10-309 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, § 10-309, MD FAMILY § 10-309
Current through all legislation from the 2022 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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