2010 Maryland Code
FAMILY LAW
TITLE 10 - SUPPORT IN GENERAL
Subtitle 3 - Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Section 10-342 - Effect of registration for enforcement.
§ 10-342. Effect of registration for enforcement.
(a) Effect of filing.- 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) Enforceability.- 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) Modification prohibited.- 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.
[1996, ch. 667, § 2; 1997, ch. 609, § 1.]
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