1. A. Maryland as the Initiating State.

   1. (1) The support enforcement agency shall attempt to establish paternity using Maryland's long-arm statutes, if appropriate.
   2. (2) If use of Maryland's long-arm statutes is inappropriate or unsuccessful, the support enforcement agency shall refer the case to the responding state's intergovernmental central registry.
   3. (3) When referring a case to another state for establishment of paternity, the support enforcement agency shall include all documentation required by UIFSA.
2. B. Maryland as the Responding State. Upon receipt of a request from another state for establishment of paternity, the Maryland Central Registry shall forward the request to the appropriate Maryland support enforcement agency which shall take action to establish paternity.
3. C. Maryland's Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA). When providing services to establish paternity in an intergovernmental case, the Maryland support enforcement agency shall comply with the provisions of UIFSA.

Authority: Family Law Article, §§5-1005—5-1048, and 10-301—10-359, Annotated Code of Maryland
(Agency Note: Federal Regulatory Reference — 45 CFR §§302.31, 303.5, and 305.24)

Effective date: March 22, 1999 (26:6 Md. R. 482)

Regulation .02A amended effective October 20, 2008 (35:21 Md. R. 1824)

Regulation .03 amended effective October 31, 2011 (38:22 Md. R. 1344)

Regulation .04 amended effective February 4, 2013 (40:2 Md. R. 72); April 28, 2014 (41:8 Md. R. 469)