§ 5-3A-05. Foreign orders
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MD Code, Family Law, § 5-3A-05
§ 5-3A-05. Foreign orders
(a) In this section, “order” includes any action that, under the laws of another jurisdiction, has the force and effect of a comparable judicial order under this subtitle.
(b) In accordance with the United States Constitution, this State shall accord full faith and credit to:
(c) As to a jurisdiction other than a state:
(d) This section may not be construed to require an individual to petition a court in this State for adoption of an adoptee if:
(2) the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services verifies the validity of that adoption by granting, under the federal Immigration and Nationality Act,1 an IR-3 visa for the adoptee.
Credits
Added by Acts 2005, c. 464, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
Footnotes
June 27, 1952, ch. 477, 66 Stat. 163, codified at 8 U.S.C.A. § 1101 et seq.
MD Code, Family Law, § 5-3A-05, MD FAMILY § 5-3A-05
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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