Section 9.5-109 – Communication Between Courts
(a) In this section, “record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. (b) A court of this State may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this title. (c) (1) The court may allow the parties […]
Section 9.5-110 – Obtaining Testimony of Witnesses in Another State
(a) (1) In addition to other procedures available to a party, a party to a child custody proceeding may offer testimony of witnesses who are located in another state, including testimony of the parties and the child, by deposition or other means allowable in this State for testimony taken in another state. (2) The court on its own […]
Section 9.5-111 – Requests to Another State
(a) A court of this State may request the appropriate court of another state to: (1) hold an evidentiary hearing; (2) order a person to produce or give evidence in accordance with procedures of that state; (3) order that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody of a child involved in a pending proceeding; (4) forward to the […]
Section 9.5-201 – When Court Has 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 […]
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 […]