(a) A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered order in this State shall request a hearing within the time required by § 10–344 of this subtitle. The nonregistering party may seek to vacate the registration, to assert any defense to an allegation of noncompliance with the registered order, or to contest the remedies being sought or the amount of any alleged arrearages pursuant to § 10–346 of this subtitle.
(b) If the nonregistering party fails to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered support order in a timely manner, the order is confirmed by operation of law.
(c) If a nonregistering party requests a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order, the registering tribunal shall schedule the matter for hearing and give notice to the parties of the date, time, and place of the hearing.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 3 - Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Part VI - Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order
Section 10-340 - Registration of Order for Enforcement
Section 10-341 - Procedure to Register Order for Enforcement
Section 10-342 - Effect of Registration for Enforcement
Section 10-343 - Choice of Law
Section 10-344 - Notice of Registration of Order
Section 10-345 - Procedure to Contest Validity or Enforcement of Registered Order
Section 10-346 - Contest of Registration or Enforcement
Section 10-347 - Confirmed Order
Section 10-348 - Procedure to Register Child Support Order of Another State for Modification
Section 10-349 - Effect of Registration for Modification
Section 10-350 - Modification of Child Support Order of Another State
Section 10-351 - Recognition of Order Modified in Another State
Section 10-353 - Notice to Issuing Tribunal of Modification
Section 10-353.1 - Jurisdiction to Modify Foreign Support Order
Section 10-353.2 - Registration of Foreign Support Order; Modification