§ 9.5-101. Definitions
West's Annotated Code of MarylandFamily LawEffective: October 1, 2023
Effective: October 1, 2023
MD Code, Family Law, § 9.5-101
§ 9.5-101. Definitions
(b) “Abandoned” means left without provision for reasonable and necessary care or supervision.
(d)(1) “Child custody determination” means a judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child.
(e)(1) “Child custody proceeding” means a proceeding in which legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child is an issue.
(g) “Court” means an entity authorized under the law of a state to establish, enforce, or modify a child custody determination.
(h) “Home state” means:
(i) “Initial determination” means the first child custody determination concerning a particular child.
(j) “Issuing court” means the court that makes a child custody determination for which enforcement is sought under this title.
(l) “Modification” means a child custody determination that changes, replaces, supersedes, or is otherwise made after a previous determination concerning the same child, whether or not it is made by the court that made the previous determination.
(m) “Person” means an individual, corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, government, public corporation, governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.
(n) “Person acting as a parent” means a person, other than a parent, who:
(p) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(q) “Tribe” means an Indian tribe or band or Alaskan Native village that is recognized by federal law or formally acknowledged by a state.
Credits
Added by Acts 2004, c. 502, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2004. Amended by Acts 2010, c. 611, § 2, eff. June 1, 2010; Acts 2023, c. 760, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 761, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.
MD Code, Family Law, § 9.5-101, MD FAMILY § 9.5-101
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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