(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, Part III of this subtitle applies to all proceedings under this subtitle.
(b) An individual or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this subtitle by filing a complaint in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a complaint or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or foreign country which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the defendant.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 3 - Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Part III - Civil Provisions of General Application
Section 10-313 - Proceedings Under This Subtitle
Section 10-314 - Action by Minor Parent
Section 10-315 - Application of Law of This State
Section 10-316 - Duties and Powers of Initiating Tribunal
Section 10-317 - Duties and Powers of Responding Tribunal
Section 10-318 - Inappropriate Tribunal
Section 10-319 - Duties of Support Enforcement Agency
Section 10-320 - Duty of Attorney General
Section 10-321 - Private Counsel
Section 10-322 - Duties of Child Support Administration
Section 10-323 - Pleadings and Accompanying Documents
Section 10-324 - Nondisclosure of Information in Exceptional Circumstances
Section 10-325 - Cost and Fees
Section 10-326 - Limited Immunity of Plaintiff
Section 10-327 - Nonparentage as Defense
Section 10-328 - Special Rules of Evidence and Procedure
Section 10-329 - Communications Between Tribunals