Legal Question in Family Law in Maryland
If you file for a child support hearing in one state, does that prevent you from filing in another? The non-supporting parent has fled. While I have located them, the state (Md.) child enforcement says I cannot refile my case. My belief is that the state employees are under informed. If true, I find this to be a horrible excuse for protecting children's rights.
1 Answer from Attorneys
If yoy live in Maryland, it is to your benefit and convenience to have the matter here. You can serve him out of state and garnish his wages thereafter. In this mobile society, it is quite common for this to happen. In any event, the Maryland section regarding jurisdiction and child support is below.
A court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant in any civil proceeding arising out of the . . . a demand for child support . . . if the plaintiff resides in this State at the time suit is filed and the nonresident defendant has been personally served with process in accordance with the Maryland Rules and:
(1) This State was the matrimonial domicile of the parties immediately before their separation; or
(2) The obligation to pay child support, spousal support, or counsel fees arose under the laws of this State or under an agreement executed by one of the parties in this State.
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