§ 9.5-201. Initial child-custody jurisdiction
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MD Code, Family Law, § 9.5-201
§ 9.5-201. Initial child-custody jurisdiction
(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 9.5-204 of this subtitle, a court of this State has jurisdiction to make an initial child custody determination only if:
(1) this State is the home state of the child on the date of the commencement of the proceeding, or was the home state of the child within 6 months before the commencement of the proceeding and the child is absent from this State but a parent or person acting as a parent continues to live in this State;
(b) Subsection (a) of this section is the exclusive jurisdictional basis for making a child custody determination by a court of this State.
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Added by Acts 2004, c. 502, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2004.
MD Code, Family Law, § 9.5-201, MD FAMILY § 9.5-201
Current through all legislation from the 2020 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
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