PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                              Ch. 609

[10-332.] 10-341.

(a)     A support order or income withholding order of another state may be
registered in this State by sending the following documents and information to the
appropriate tribunal in this State:

(1)     a letter of transmittal to the tribunal requesting registration and
enforcement;

(2)     two copies, including one certified copy, of all orders to be registered,
including any modification of an order;

(3)     a sworn statement by the party seeking registration or a certified
statement by the custodian of the records showing the amount of any arrearage;

(4)     the name of the obligor and, if known:

(i) the obligor's address and Social Security number;

(ii) the name and address of the obligor's employer and any other
source of income of the obligor; and

(iii) a description and the location of property of the obligor in this
State not exempt from execution; and

(5)     the name and address of the obligee and, if applicable, the agency or
person to whom support payments are to be remitted.

(b)     On receipt of a request for registration, the registering tribunal shall cause the
order to be filed as a foreign judgment, together with one copy of the documents and
information, regardless of their form.

(c)     A complaint or comparable pleading seeking a remedy that must be
affirmatively sought under other law of this State may be filed at the same time as the
request for registration or later. The pleading must specify the grounds for the remedy
sought.

[10-333.] 10-342.

(a)     A support order or income withholding order issued in another state is
registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of this State.

(b)     A registered order issued in another state is enforceable in the same manner
and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal of this State.

(c)     Except as otherwise provided in this article, a tribunal of this State shall
recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered order if the issuing tribunal had
jurisdiction.

[10-334.] 10-343. .

(a) The law of the issuing state governs the nature, extent, amount, and duration
of current payments and other obligations of support and the payment of arrearages
under the order.

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