§ 10-309. Enforcement and modification of support order by tribunal having continuing jurisdiction  


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  •    (a) In general. -- A tribunal of this State that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this State may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce:

       (1) the order if the order is the controlling order and has not been modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to this subtitle; or

       (2) a money judgment for arrears of support and interest on the order accrued before a determination that an order of another state is the controlling order.

    (b) Enforcement of order by responding tribunal. -- A tribunal of this State having continuing jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce the order.


HISTORY: 1996, ch. 667, § 2; 1997, ch. 14, § 1; ch. 609, § 1; 2008, ch. 522.