PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 667

10-305. SIMULTANEOUS PROCEEDINGS IN ANOTHER STATE

(A)    A TRIBUNAL OF THIS STATE MAY EXERCISE JURISDICTION TO ESTABLISH
A SUPPORT ORDER IF THE COMPLAINT OR COMPARABLE PLEADING IS FILED AFTER
A COMPLAINT OR COMPARABLE PLEADING IS FILED IN ANOTHER STATE ONLY IF:

(1)     THE COMPLAINT OR COMPARABLE PLEADING IN THIS STATE IS
FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF THE TIME ALLOWED IN THE OTHER STATE FOR
FILING A RESPONSIVE PLEADING CHALLENGING THE EXERCISE OF JURISDICTION
BY THE OTHER STATE;

(2)     THE CONTESTING PARTY TIMELY CHALLENGES THE EXERCISE OF
JURISDICTION IN THE OTHER STATE; AND

(3)     IF RELEVANT, THIS STATE IS THE HOME STATE OF THE CHILD.

(B)     A TRIBUNAL OF THIS STATE MAY NOT EXERCISE JURISDICTION TO
ESTABLISH A SUPPORT ORDER IF THE COMPLAINT OR COMPARABLE PLEADING IS
FILED BEFORE A COMPLAINT OR COMPARABLE PLEADING IS FILED IN ANOTHER
STATE IF:

(1)     THE COMPLAINT OR COMPARABLE PLEADING IN THE OTHER STATE
IS FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF THE TIME ALLOWED IN THIS STATE FOR
FILING A RESPONSIVE PLEADING CHALLENGING THE EXERCISE OF JURISDICTION
BY THIS STATE;

(2)     THE CONTESTING PARTY TIMELY CHALLENGES THE EXERCISE OF
JURISDICTION IN THIS STATE; AND

(3)     IF RELEVANT, THE OTHER STATE IS THE HOME STATE OF THE
CHILD.

10-306. CONTINUING EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION.

(A)    A TRIBUNAL OF THIS STATE ISSUING A SUPPORT ORDER CONSISTENT
WITH THE LAW OF THIS STATE HAS CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OVER A
CHILD SUPPORT ORDER:

(1)     AS LONG AS THIS STATE REMAINS THE RESIDENCE OF THE
OBLIGOR, THE INDIVIDUAL OBLIGEE, OR THE CHILD FOR WHOSE BENEFIT THE
SUPPORT ORDER IS ISSUED; OR

(2)     UNTIL EACH INDIVIDUAL PARTY HAS FILED WRITTEN CONSENT
WITH THE TRIBUNAL OF THIS STATE FOR A TRIBUNAL OF ANOTHER STATE TO
MODIFY THE ORDER AND ASSUME CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION.

(B)     A TRIBUNAL OF THIS STATE ISSUING A CHILD SUPPORT ORDER
CONSISTENT WITH THE LAW OF THIS STATE MAY NOT EXERCISE ITS CONTINUING
JURISDICTION TO MODIFY THE ORDER IF THE ORDER HAS BEEN MODIFIED BY A
TRIBUNAL OF ANOTHER STATE PURSUANT TO A LAW SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO
THIS SUBTITLE.

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