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<section article="gfl" article_name="Family Law" number="10-307" title_number="10" title_name="Support in General" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act">
  <level label="a">
    <text>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:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>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;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or foreign country; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>if relevant, this State is the home state of the child.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>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:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>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;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in this State; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>if relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state of the child.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
