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Part I - Definitions; Legislative Policy
Section 5-1001 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 5-1002 - Legislative Policy - (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) this State has...
Part II - General Provisions
Section 5-1005 - Legitimation Proceedings - (a) An equity court may determine the legitimacy of a...
Section 5-1006 - Limitations - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this...
Section 5-1007 - Inconsistent Statutes or Rules - Any rule of court or statute that relates to procedure...
Part III - Pleading, Process, and Practice
Section 5-1010 - Complaint - (a) A complaint need not be in any particular form....
Section 5-1011 - Administration as Complainant - (a) (1) The Administration may be the complainant in any...
Section 5-1012 - Answer - (a) At any time before the case is called for...
Section 5-1013 - Party Under Legal Disability - (a) A party under legal disability need not proceed by...
Section 5-1014 - Warrant; Summons; Bond - (a) When a complaint is filed under this subtitle, the...
Section 5-1015 - Service or Execution of Process - Process under this subtitle shall be served or executed in...
Section 5-1016 - Voluntary Support Agreement - (a) (1) Before or after the filing of a complaint,...
Part IV - Pretrial Inquiry by State's Attorney
Section 5-1019 - Powers of State's Attorney - (a) This section applies only to jurisdictions in which the...
Section 5-1020 - Notice to Alleged Father - (a) This section applies only to jurisdictions in which the...
Section 5-1021 - Blood Test - (a) The attorney for the Administration may request any individual...
Part V - Hearing on Complaint
Section 5-1024 - Failure of Defendant to Appear - (a) If a defendant fails to appear after being summoned...
Section 5-1025 - Trial to Be Held After Birth of Child - (a) The trial may not be held until after the...
Section 5-1026 - Trial to Be Held After Birth of Child -- Procedure - (a) The court shall hear the complaint without a jury....
Section 5-1027 - Trial to Be Held After Birth of Child -- Burden of Proof; Presumptions; Testimony - (a) At the trial, the burden is on the complainant...
Section 5-1028 - Affidavit of Parentage; Requirements; Legal Finding of Parentage; Regulations - (a) Unmarried parents shall be provided an opportunity to execute...
Section 5-1029 - Blood or Genetic Tests - (a) (1) The Administration may request the mother, child, and...
Part VI - Court Order
Section 5-1032 - Declaration of Paternity; Support by Father - (a) If the court finds that the alleged father is...
Section 5-1033 - Support by Either Parent; Hospital, Funeral, and Legal Expenses - (a) In a paternity proceeding, the court may order the...
Section 5-1034 - To Whom Payment Made - (a) The court may direct that any payment ordered under...
Section 5-1035 - Miscellaneous Provisions in Order - (a) In an order passed under this subtitle, the court...
Section 5-1036 - Costs - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the court...
Section 5-1037 - Notice - The court may not enter an order under this subtitle...
Section 5-1038 - Finality; Modification - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...
Section 5-1039 - Finding for Alleged Father - (a) If the court finds that the alleged father is...
Section 5-1040 - Sealing of Papers - (a) On completion of a paternity proceeding, the court may...
Section 5-1041 - Enforcement of Order - (a) A court order under this subtitle is enforceable in...
Section 5-1042 - Bond to Comply With Order - (a) In a paternity proceeding, the court may order that...
Section 5-1044 - Right of Appeal - A party has the right to appeal from an order...
Part VII - Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 5-1047 - Paternity Docket - (a) The clerk of the circuit court shall keep a...
Section 5-1048 - Out-of-State Adjudication - A finding of paternity established in any other state shall...