HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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No other changes are made.
Defined term: "Obligee" § 10-301
10-313. DUTY OF COURT OF THIS STATE AS INITIATING STATE.

(A)  TRANSMISSION OF COPIES OF PETITION, ETC., TO RESPONDING
STATE.

IF THE COURT OF THIS STATE ACTING AS AN INITIATING STATE
FINDS THAT THE PETITION SETS FORTH FACTS FROM WHICH IT MAY BE
DETERMINED THAT THE OBLIGOR OWES A DUTY OF SUPPORT AND THAT A
COURT OF THE RESPONDING STATE MAY OBTAIN JURISDICTION OVER THE
OBLIGOR OR THE OBLIGOR'S PROPERTY, THE COURT SHALL SO CERTIFY AND
SHALL HAVE 3 COPIES OF THE PETITION AND ITS CERTIFICATE AND 1
COPY OF THIS SUBTITLE SENT TO THE COURT OF THE RESPONDING STATE.
IF THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE RESPONDING COURT IS UNKNOWN AND
THE RESPONDING STATE HAS AN INFORMATION AGENCY COMPARABLE TO THAT
ESTABLISHED IN THE INITIATING STATE, IT SHALL HAVE THE COPIES
SENT TO THE STATE INFORMATION AGENCY OR OTHER PROPER OFFICIAL OF
THE RESPONDING STATE, WITH A REQUEST THAT IT SEND THEM TO THE
PROPER COURT, AND THAT THE COURT OF THE RESPONDING STATE
ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR RECEIPT TO THE COURT OF THE INITIATING STATE.

(B)  REPRESENTATION OF ADMINISTRATION.

IF THE ADMINISTRATION OR A PERSON WHOM THE ADMINISTRATION
APPROVES FOR CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES IS THE PETITIONER, THE
PETITIONER SHALL BE REPRESENTED AS PROVIDED IN § 10-115 OF THIS
TITLE.

(C)  OBLIGEE MAY BE RELIEVED OF FEES AND COSTS.

THE COURT OF THIS STATE ACTING AS AN INITIATING STATE MAY
DISCHARGE ALL DUTIES IMPOSED BY THIS SUBTITLE WITHOUT FEES OR
OTHER COSTS TO THE OBLIGEE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly appeared as Article
89C, § 14.

.In subsection (b) of this section, a cross-reference
is conformed to the organization of this title.

The only other changes are in style.

Defined terms: "Administration" § 10-101

"Court" § 10-301

"Duty of support" § 10-301

"Initiating state" § 10-301

"Obligee" § 10-301 "Obligor" § 10-301

"Responding state" § 10-301

"State" § 10-301 "Support" § 1-101

10-314. PAYMENT OF FEES AND COSTS.