Section 10-204 - Order to pay child support. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-204. Order to pay child support.
 

(a)  Authority of court.- Before trial and with the written consent of the accused individual, or on conviction of the individual under § 10-203 of this subtitle, instead of or in addition to imposing a penalty under § 10-203 of this subtitle, the court may: 

(1) order the individual to pay child support periodically in a certain amount for 3 years, or, if there is an agreement with respect to support of the child, order the individual to make payments as provided in the agreement; and 

(2) place the individual on probation on the individual's entering into a recognizance. 

(b)  Determination of amount.- In passing the order, the court shall consider the financial circumstances of the accused individual. 

(c)  Recipient.- The accused individual shall make the payments: 

(1) to the person who has custody of the minor child, through the appropriate support enforcement agency; or 

(2) if there is an agreement with respect to support of the child, to the recipient designated in the agreement. 

(d)  Modification.- The court may modify the order as circumstances require. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 88; 1984, ch. 296, § 2.]