(a) An individual who is charged with nonsupport of the individual’s spouse may be prosecuted in the jurisdiction where the individual or the spouse resides.
(b) An individual who is charged with nonsupport or desertion of the individual’s minor child may be prosecuted in the jurisdiction where the individual or the individual’s minor child resides.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - Criminal Nonsupport and Desertion
Part I - Nonsupport of Spouse; Nonsupport or Desertion of Minor Child -- in General
Section 10-201 - Nonsupport of Spouse Prohibited; Penalties
Section 10-202 - Order to Pay Spousal Support
Section 10-203 - Nonsupport of and Desertion of Minor Child Prohibited; Penalties
Section 10-204 - Order to Pay Child Support
Section 10-206 - Lien on Earnings