{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-5-1040","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Family Law § 5–1040","heading":"","body":"(a) On completion of a paternity proceeding, the court may order the clerk of court:\n(1) to seal all papers in the case; and\n(2) not to open any papers in the case, except on order of the court.\n(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.","path":["Article - Family Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gfl\u0026section=5-1040","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:17Z","sha256":"5fe7ac96a64812ed69a698f7b691f7b9c2dffeeedf0d2620c2bf8536bc6474db","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-5-1039","next":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-5-1041"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}