(a)Complaint. – A civil action is commenced by filing a complaint with the court. For a complaint naming more than one individual plaintiff not related by marriage, a derivative or fiduciary relationship, each plaintiff shall be assigned a separate civil action number and be docketed as a separate civil action and be charged a separate fee by the clerk of a circuit court. (b)Civil case information statement. – Every complaint shall be accompanied by a completed civil case information statement in the form prescribed by the Supreme Court of Appeals. (c)Divorce complaints. – Every divorce complaint involving spousal support, child support, child custody, or child visitation shall be accompanied by an application for services pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act and no hearing shall be conducted, except upon motion for emergency temporary relief, until an application for services pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act has been filed.
