Maryland Code, FAMILY LAW 10-312.1
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Terms Used In Maryland Code, FAMILY LAW 10-312.1
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
A tribunal of this State exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this subtitle, under other law of this State relating to a support order, or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from outside this State pursuant to § 10-328 of this subtitle, communicate with a tribunal outside this State pursuant to § 10-329 of this subtitle, and obtain discovery through a tribunal outside this State pursuant to § 10-330 of this subtitle. In all other respects, the provisions of Parts III through VI of this subtitle do not apply, and the tribunal shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this State.