Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law § 5-1048
Paternity adjudication by other state
Effective Jul 1, 1997Added by Acts 1984, c. 296, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1994, c. 113, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994; Acts 1997, c. 609, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997.State of Maryland
- (1) with respect to an adjudication of paternity, the finding was established by a court or by an administrative process that includes a right to appeal to a court; or
- (2) with respect to a finding of paternity that is based on an affidavit of parentage, the affidavit was signed after each signatory to the affidavit was advised of their legal rights.
A finding of paternity established in any other state shall have the same force and effect in a proceeding under this subtitle as in any other civil proceeding in this State if:
Added by Acts 1984, c. 296, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1994, c. 113, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994; Acts 1997, c. 609, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997.
Formerly Art. 16, § 66-O.