§ 5-1048. Out-of-state adjudication

MD Fam L Code § 5-1048 (2019) (N/A)
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A finding of paternity established in any other state shall have the same force and effect in a proceeding under this subtitle as in any other civil proceeding in this State if:

(1)    with respect to an adjudication of paternity, the finding was established by a court or by an administrative process that includes a right to appeal to a court; or

(2)    with respect to a finding of paternity that is based on an affidavit of parentage, the affidavit was signed after each signatory to the affidavit was advised of their legal rights.