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Terms Used In Maryland Code, FAMILY LAW 5-1020

  • 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.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(a) This section applies only to jurisdictions in which the Administration is represented by a State‘s Attorney.

(b) Before the State’s Attorney conducts a pretrial inquiry under this subtitle, the State’s Attorney shall notify the parties in writing of:

(1) the time and place of the inquiry;

(2) the alleged father’s right to appear at the inquiry and to produce evidence or information that relates to the inquiry; and

(3) the alleged father’s right to testify in his own behalf before the State’s Attorney, if the alleged father:

(i) notifies the State’s Attorney of the alleged father’s desire to testify; and

(ii) signs a waiver that permits his testimony to be used against him in the paternity proceeding.