246 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 13

tions thereof, the judge presiding at such hearing shall stay
the proceedings and transmit to the judge of the- court in
the initiating state a transcript of the clerk's minutes show-
ing the denials entered by the respondent.

(g) Upon receipt by the. judge of the court in the initiating
state of such transcript, such court shall take such proof,
including the testimony of the petitioner and the petitioner's
witnesses and such other evidence as the court may deem
proper, and, after due deliberation, the court shall make its
recommendation, based on all of such proof and evidence,
and shall transmit to the court in the responding state an
exemplified transcript of such proof and evidence and of its
proceedings and recommendation in connection therewith.

(h) Upon the receipt of such transcript, the court in the
responding state shall resume its hearing in the proceeding
and shall give the respondent a reasonable opportunity to
appear and reply.

(i) Upon the resumption of such hearing, the respondent
shall have the right to examine or cross-examine the peti-
tioner and the petitioner's witnesses by means of depositions
or written interrogatories, and the petitioner shall have the
right to examine or cross-examine the respondent and the
respondent's witnesses by means of depositions or written
interrogatories.

(j) If a respondent, duly summoned by a court in the re-
sponding state, wilfully fails without good cause to appear
as directed in the summons, he shall be punished in the same
manner and to the same extent as is provided by law for the
punishment of a defendant or witness who wilfully disobeys
a summons or subpoena duly issued out of such court in any
other action or proceeding cognizable by said court.

(k) If, on the return of the summons, the respondent ap-
pears at the time and place specified therein and fails to
answer the petition or admits the allegations thereof, or, if,
after hearing has been duly held by the court in the respond-
ing state in accordance with the provisions of this Section,
such court has found and determined that the prayer of the
petitioner or any part thereof, is supported by the evidence
adduced in the proceeding, and that the petitioner is in need
of and entitled to support from the respondent, the court
shall make and enter an order directing the respondent to
furnish support to the petitioner and to pay therefor such
sum as the court shall determine, having due regard to the
parties' means and circumstances. An exemplified copy of
such order shall be transmitted by the court to the court in
the initiating state and such copy shall be filed with and