Section 10-309 - Enforcement and modification of support order by tribunal having continuing jurisdiction. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-309. Enforcement and modification of support order by tribunal having continuing jurisdiction.
 

(a)  In general.- A tribunal of this State that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this State may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce: 

(1) the order if the order is the controlling order and has not been modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to this subtitle; or 

(2) a money judgment for arrears of support and interest on the order accrued before a determination that an order of another state is the controlling order. 

(b)  Enforcement of order by responding tribunal.- A tribunal of this State having continuing jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce the order. 
 

[1996, ch. 667, § 2; 1997, ch. 14, § 1; ch. 609, § 1; 2008, ch. 522.]