Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law § 10-342
Effect of registration for enforcement
Effective Jul 1, 2015Added as Family Law § 10-333 by Acts 1996, c. 667, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1997. Renumbered as Family Law § 10-342 by Acts 1997, c. 609, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2015, c. 308, § 2, eff. July 1, 2015.State of Maryland
- (a) A support order or income withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of this State.
- (b) A registered support order issued in another state or a foreign country is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal of this State.
- (c) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a tribunal of this State shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.
Added as Family Law § 10-333 by Acts 1996, c. 667, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1997. Renumbered as Family Law § 10-342 by Acts 1997, c. 609, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2015, c. 308, § 2, eff. July 1, 2015.