Q: my brother live in nyc his girlfriend on Sunday served him with papers from MD herself that he was order $300
he was never served with original court papers so how can he have to pay child support if he never knew he had to go to court in the first place so how did she serve him to let him know that had to go to court how was she granted child support if he never knew because I know in New York you have to sign the affidavit that he was serve she never told him he had a case and never told him when the court date was so I want to know what is the next action
A: I assume MD means Maryland. You need to find an attorney in MD to find out how to open up a default.
A: Service of papers are governed by the state of origin. MD may allow that kind of service. In regard to the order, your brother needs to speak to an attorney in MD to look into the court records and open the case if he "defaulted".
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