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A show cause order directs a person to show cause on or before a specified date why the court should not take the action described in the order. If a hearing is scheduled when the order is signed, the order shall set forth the date and time. The order shall also specify who is to be served and the method of service.

A show cause order is a mandatory court order that requires the party served to appear in court and explain or justify why the court should not take a proposed action. Typically, the court issues a Maryland Show Cause Order once a party requests specific relief and provides evidence to support their request.

Depending on the Maryland Circuit Court that issued the Show Cause Order, the court may set in a Prehearing Conference or a Contempt Hearing, depending on the facts asserted in the Petition for Contempt. A petitioner may request that the party in contempt serve jail time in order to enforce the court order.

Court records are available through PACER or at public terminals located in the Clerk's Office. To obtain copies, including certified and exemplified copies, of documents, please send a copy work request to the Clerk's Office. Someone from the Clerk's Office will then contact you with the copy cost.

Service of process is the way the other person, called the defendant, receives court papers and notice about a court case. The defendant must be served before the court will hear your case. You may not serve the defendant yourself. Someone else, 18 or older, who is not involved in the case, must serve the defendant.

An order to show cause (O.S.C.), is a court order or the demand of a judge requiring a party to justify or explain why the court should or should not grant a motion or a relief. For example, if a party requests a restraining order from a judge, the judge may need more information.