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<section article="gfl" article_name="Family Law" number="5-1041" title_number="5" title_name="Children" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Paternity Proceedings">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A court order under this subtitle is enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as any other order of an equity court in this State.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If an individual fails to make a support payment ordered under this subtitle, the individual shall be served with an order that directs the individual to show cause why that individual should not be held in contempt.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The court shall issue a warrant for the arrest of any individual who:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>fails to appear in response to a show–cause order served on the individual under this section; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>cannot be served with the show–cause order.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A warrant issued under this subsection shall be issued as provided in § 5–1014 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>If the court finds that an individual has failed to make a support payment ordered under this subtitle while having the means to pay, the court:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>shall find the individual guilty of civil contempt; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>may order the individual imprisoned until the individual complies with the support order or otherwise purges the contempt.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
