2010 Maryland Code
FAMILY LAW
TITLE 10 - SUPPORT IN GENERAL
Subtitle 2 - Criminal Nonsupport and Desertion
Section 10-204 - Order to pay child support.
§ 10-204. Order to pay child support.
(a) Authority of court.- Before trial and with the written consent of the accused individual, or on conviction of the individual under § 10-203 of this subtitle, instead of or in addition to imposing a penalty under § 10-203 of this subtitle, the court may:
(1) order the individual to pay child support periodically in a certain amount for 3 years, or, if there is an agreement with respect to support of the child, order the individual to make payments as provided in the agreement; and
(2) place the individual on probation on the individual's entering into a recognizance.
(b) Determination of amount.- In passing the order, the court shall consider the financial circumstances of the accused individual.
(c) Recipient.- The accused individual shall make the payments:
(1) to the person who has custody of the minor child, through the appropriate support enforcement agency; or
(2) if there is an agreement with respect to support of the child, to the recipient designated in the agreement.
(d) Modification.- The court may modify the order as circumstances require.
[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 88; 1984, ch. 296, § 2.]
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