Ch. 609

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(3)     make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, including
information as to income and property of the parties;

(4)     within 2 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after
receipt of a written notice from an initiating, responding, or registering tribunal, send a
copy of the notice [by first-class mail] to the plaintiff;

(5)     within 2 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after
receipt of a written communication from the defendant or the defendant's attorney, send
a copy of the communication [by first-class mail] to the plaintiff; and

(6)     notify the plaintiff if jurisdiction over the defendant cannot be obtained.

(c) This subtitle does not create a relationship of attorney and client or other
fiduciary relationship between a support enforcement agency or the attorney for the
agency and the individual being assisted by the agency. The attorney representing the
support enforcement agency shall advise the person being assisted by the agency that the
attorney's representation of the Administration does not create an attorney-client
relationship between the attorney and that person.

10-320. DUTY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.

IF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DETERMINES THAT THE SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY IS NEGLECTING OR REFUSING TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO AN INDIVIDUAL,
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY ORDER THE AGENCY TO PERFORM ITS DUTIES
UNDER THIS SUBTITLE OR MAY PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES DIRECTLY TO THE
INDIVIDUAL

[10-318.] 10-321.

An individual may employ private counsel to represent the individual in proceedings
authorized by this subtitle.

[10-319.] 10-322.

(a)     The Child Support Enforcement Administration is the State information
agency under this subtitle.

(b)     The State information agency shall:

(1)     compile and maintain a current list, including addresses, other tribunals
in this State which have jurisdiction under this subtitle, and any support enforcement
agencies in this State and transmit a copy to the state information agency of every other
state;

(2)     maintain a register of tribunals and support enforcement agencies
received from other states;

(3)     forward to the appropriate tribunal in the place in this State in which the
individual obligee or the obligor resides, or in which the obligor's property is believed to
be located, all documents concerning a proceeding under this subtitle received from an
initiating tribunal or the state information agency of the initiating state; and

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