2013 Maryland Code
FAMILY LAW
§ 10-312 - Credit for payments
§10-312.
A tribunal of this State shall credit amounts collected for a particular period pursuant to any child support order against the amounts owed for the same period under any other child support order for support of the same child issued by a tribunal of this State or another state.
§ 10-312 - 1. Procedure when exercising jurisdiction over nonresident
A tribunal of this State exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this subtitle, under other law of this State relating to a support order, or recognizing a support order of a foreign country or political subdivision on the basis of comity may receive evidence from another state pursuant to § 10-328 of this subtitle, communicate with a tribunal of another state pursuant to § 10-329 of this subtitle, and obtain discovery through a tribunal of another state pursuant to § 10-330 of this subtitle. In all other respects, the provisions of Parts III through VII of this subtitle do not apply and the tribunal shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this State.
§ 10-312 - 2. Spousal support order
(a) Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction. -- A tribunal of this State issuing a spousal support order consistent with the law of this State has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal support order throughout the existence of the support obligation.
(b) Modification of foreign spousal support order. -- A tribunal of this State may not modify a spousal support order issued by a tribunal of another state if the state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the spousal support order under the law of that state.
(c) Enforcement powers of tribunal. -- A tribunal of this State that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order may serve as:
(1) an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal support order issued in this State; or
(2) a responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal support order.
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