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Code · Maryland · Family Law

§ 5-1040

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§5–1040.
(a)On completion of a paternity proceeding, the court may order the clerk of court:
(1)to seal all papers in the case; and
(2)not to open any papers in the case, except on order of the court.
(b)In any further proceeding under § 5-1038 of this subtitle on support payments or custody, the papers in the case, once ordered sealed, shall remain sealed unless the court orders otherwise.
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