Family Law - Child Support - Assignment of Rights

HB 324 modifies Maryland's child support laws to streamline support collection for foster children. It authorizes the Child Support Administration to secure state assignment of child support rights for children receiving foster care maintenance payments, and requires courts to automatically terminate existing child support orders for these children upon the state's request - without needing to prove a new change in circumstances. This affects foster children (who receive maintenance payments), their parents (whose support obligations may end), and the state (which gains authority to collect support). The bill updates specific sections of Maryland's Family Law code to implement these changes, effective October 1, 2026.