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§ 5-1033. Expenses paid by either parent

West's Annotated Code of MarylandFamily Law

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Family Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 5. Children (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 10. Paternity Proceedings (Refs & Annos)
Part VI. Court Order (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Family Law, § 5-1033
§ 5-1033. Expenses paid by either parent
Currentness
In general
(a) In a paternity proceeding, the court may order the father or the mother to pay all or part of any 1 or more of the following:
(1) the support of the child;
(2) the mother's medical and hospital expenses for pregnancy, childbirth, and recovery; and
(3) the funeral expenses of the child.
Records admissible as evidence
(b) Subject to the right of any party to subpoena a custodian of records at least 10 days before trial, any records relating to the cost of the mother's medical and hospital expenses for pregnancy, childbirth, and recovery and any neonatal expenses of the child shall be admissible in evidence without the presence of a custodian of records and shall constitute prima facie evidence of the amount of expenses incurred.
Orders against father
(c) The court in a paternity proceeding may order the father to pay either or both of the following:
(1) all or part of the medical support of the child, including neonatal expenses; and
(2) counsel fees to the counsel who represents the complainant.

Credits

Added by Acts 1984, c. 296, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1997, c. 609, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997.
Formerly Art. 16, § 66H.
MD Code, Family Law, § 5-1033, MD FAMILY § 5-1033
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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