Section 9.5-308 – Petition for Enforcement
(a) (1) A petition under this subtitle shall be verified. (2) Certified copies of all orders sought to be enforced and of any order confirming registration shall be attached to the petition. (3) A copy of a certified copy of an order may be attached instead of the original. (b) A petition for enforcement of a child custody determination shall […]
Section 9.5-202 – Exclusive, Continuing Jurisdiction
(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 9.5-204 of this subtitle, a court of this State that has made a child custody determination consistent with § 9.5-201 or § 9.5-203 of this subtitle has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until: (1) a court of this State determines that neither the child, the child and one parent, […]
Section 9.5-309 – Service
Except as otherwise provided in § 9.5-311 of this subtitle, the petition and order must be served, by any method authorized by the law of this State, on the respondent and any person who has physical custody of the child.
Section 9.5-203 – Modification of Out-of-State Custody Determination
Except as otherwise provided in § 9.5-204 of this subtitle, a court of this State may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this State has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under § 9.5-201(a)(1) or (2) of this subtitle and: (1) the court of the […]
Section 9.5-310 – Physical Custody; Fees and Expenses; Refusal to Testify; Privileges
(a) Unless the court issues a temporary emergency order in accordance with § 9.5-204 of this title, on a finding that a petitioner is entitled to immediate physical custody of the child, the court shall order that the petitioner may take immediate physical custody of the child unless the respondent establishes that: (1) the child custody determination […]
Section 9.5-204 – Temporary Emergency Jurisdiction
(a) A court of this State has temporary emergency jurisdiction if the child is present in this State and the child has been abandoned or it is necessary in an emergency to protect the child because the child, or a sibling or parent of the child, is subjected to or threatened with mistreatment or abuse. (b) (1) If […]
Section 9.5-311 – Warrant
(a) On the filing of a petition seeking enforcement of a child custody determination, the petitioner may file a verified application for the issuance of a warrant to take physical custody of the child if the child is immediately likely to suffer serious physical harm or be removed from this State. (b) (1) If the court, on the […]
Section 9.5-205 – Notice and Opportunity to Be Heard
(a) Before a child custody determination is made under this title, notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the standards of § 9.5-107 of this title shall be given to all persons entitled to notice under the law of this State as in child custody proceedings between residents of this State, any parent […]
Section 9.5-206 – Proceeding Pending in Another State
(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 9.5-204 of this subtitle, a court of this State may not exercise its jurisdiction under this subtitle if, at the time of the commencement of the proceeding, a proceeding concerning the custody of the child has been commenced in a court of another state having jurisdiction substantially in conformity […]
Section 9.5-207 – Finding That Court Is Inconvenient Forum
(a) (1) A court of this State that has jurisdiction under this title to make a child custody determination may decline to exercise its jurisdiction at any time if it determines that it is an inconvenient forum under the circumstances and that a court of another state is a more appropriate forum. (2) The issue of inconvenient forum […]