- (a) The Administration shall enforce and collect the support obligation, including any arrearages, from the date of execution.
- (b) The affidavit of support shall have all of the force, effect, and attributes of a child support order issued by a tribunal, including the ability to be enforced by any and all enforcement remedies available to the Administration to enforce a child support order issued by a tribunal, including contempt of court proceedings.
(c)
- (1) If any party to the affidavit of support presents evidence to the Administration of a material change in circumstances since the entry of the last child support order, the parties may execute an affidavit of support in accordance with the Maryland child support guidelines.
- (2) If there is a pre-existing child support order, the subsequently executed affidavit of support shall supersede the order unless and until overruled by a tribunal.
- (d) All courts in this State shall recognize an affidavit of support issued by the Administration as a child support order.
- (e) An executed affidavit of support does not preclude any subsequent proceedings under this article.
Added by Acts 2006, c. 307, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.