§ 10–332
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law § 10-332 (2026)
Title 10. Support in General
Subtitle 3. Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
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(a)
If a support order entitled to recognition under this subtitle has not been issued, a responding tribunal of this State with personal jurisdiction over the parties may issue a support order if:
(1)
the individual seeking the order resides outside this State; or
(2)
the support enforcement agency seeking the order is located outside this State.
(b)
The tribunal may issue a temporary child support order if the tribunal determines that such an order is appropriate and the individual ordered to pay is:
(1)
a presumed father of the child;
(2)
petitioning to have his paternity adjudicated;
(3)
identified as the father of the child through genetic testing;
(4)
an alleged father who has declined to submit to genetic testing;
(5)
shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the child;
(6)
an acknowledged father as provided by § 5–306(a)(6) of this article;
(7)
the mother of the child; or
(8)
an individual who has been ordered to pay child support in a previous proceeding and the order has not been reversed or vacated.
(c)
Upon finding, after notice and opportunity to be heard, that an obligor owes a duty of support, the tribunal shall issue a support order directed to the obligor and may issue other orders pursuant to § 10–317 of this subtitle.