Section 9.5-305 – Out-of-State Custody Determination — Registration
(a) A child custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this State, with or without a simultaneous request for enforcement, by sending to the appropriate court in this State: (1) a letter or other document requesting registration; (2) two copies, including one certified copy, of the determination sought to be registered, and […]
Section 9.5-306 – Out-of-State Custody Determination — Recognition and Enforcement of Registration
(a) A court of this State may grant any relief normally available under the law of this State to enforce a registered child custody determination made by a court of another state. (b) A court of this State shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, except in accordance with Subtitle 2 of this title, a registered […]
Section 9.5-307 – Modification Proceeding Pending in Another State
(a) If a proceeding for enforcement under this subtitle is commenced in a court of this State and the court determines that a proceeding to modify the determination is pending in a court of another state having jurisdiction to modify the determination under Subtitle 2 of this title, the enforcing court shall immediately communicate with the […]
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 9.5-102 – Scope of Title
This title does not govern a proceeding pertaining to the authorization of emergency medical care for a child.
Section 9.5-103 – Child Custody Proceedings Involving American Indians
(a) A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child, as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq., is not subject to this title to the extent that it is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act. (b) A court of this State shall treat a tribe as if it […]
Section 9.5-104 – Child Custody Proceedings Involving Foreign Countries
(a) A court of this State shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying this subtitle and Subtitle 2 of this title. (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, a child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances […]
Section 9.5-105 – Custody Determination Binding and Conclusive
(a) A child custody determination made by a court of this State that had jurisdiction under this title binds all persons who have been served in accordance with the laws of this State or notified in accordance with § 9.5-107 of this subtitle or who have submitted to the jurisdiction of the court, and who have […]