§ 10-342. Effect of registration for enforcement

MD Fam L Code § 10-342 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    A support order or income withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of this State.

(b)    A registered support order issued in another state or a foreign country is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal of this State.

(c)    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a tribunal of this State shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.