Maryland Family Law Section 10-313

      (a)      Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, this Part III applies to all proceedings under this subtitle.

      (b)      This subtitle provides for the following proceedings:

            (1)      establishment of an order for spousal support or child support pursuant to Part IV of this subtitle;

            (2)      enforcement of a support order and income withholding order of another state without registration pursuant to Part V of this subtitle;

            (3)      registration of an order for spousal support or child support of another state for enforcement pursuant to Part VI of this subtitle;

            (4)      modification of an order for child support or spousal support issued by a tribunal of this State pursuant to Part II, Subpart B of this subtitle;

            (5)      registration of an order for child support of another state for modification pursuant to Part VI of this subtitle;

            (6)      determination of parentage pursuant to Part VII of this subtitle; and

            (7)      assertion of jurisdiction over nonresidents pursuant to Part II, Subpart A of this subtitle.

      (c)      An individual or a support enforcement agency may commence a proceeding authorized under this subtitle by filing a complaint in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a complaint or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the defendant.