HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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A CUSTODY DECREE RENDERED BY A COURT OF THIS STATE WHICH HAD
JURISDICTION UNDER § 9-204 OF THIS SUBTITLE BINDS ALL PARTIES WHO
HAVE BEEN SERVED IN THIS STATE OR NOTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
MARYLAND RULES OF PROCEDURE, OR WHO HAVE SUBMITTED TO THE
JURISDICTION OF THE COURT, AND WHO HAVE BEEN GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY
TO BE HEARD. AS TO THESE PARTIES, THE CUSTODY DECREE IS
CONCLUSIVE AS TO ALL ISSUES OF LAW AND FACT DECIDED AND AS TO THE
CUSTODY DETERMINATION MADE UNLESS AND UNTIL THAT DETERMINATION IS
MODIFIED PURSUANT TO LAW, INCLUDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SUBTITLE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly appeared as Article
16, § 194.

A cross-reference is conformed to the organization of
this subtitle.

No other changes are made.

Defined terms: "Custody determination" § 9-201
"Custody decree" § 9-201 "Including" § 1-101

9-213. RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF OUT-OF-STATE DECREE.

THE COURTS OF THIS STATE SHALL RECOGNIZE AND ENFORCE AN
INITIAL DECREE OR MODIFICATION DECREE OF A COURT OF ANOTHER STATE
THAT HAD ASSUMED JURISDICTION UNDER STATUTORY PROVISIONS
SUBSTANTIALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBTITLE, OR THAT WAS MADE
UNDER FACTUAL CIRCUMSTANCES MEETING THE JURISDICTIONAL STANDARDS
OF THE SUBTITLE, SO LONG AS THIS DECREE HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH JURISDICTIONAL STANDARDS SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO
THOSE OF THIS SUBTITLE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly appeared as Article
16, § 195.

The only changes are in style.

Defined terms: "Decree" § 9-201

"Initial decree" § 9-201

"Modification decree" § 9-201 "State" § 1-101

9-214. MODIFICATION OF OUT-OF-STATE DECREE.

(A)  JURISDICTIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

IF A COURT OF ANOTHER STATE HAS MADE A CUSTODY DECREE, A
COURT OF THIS STATE SHALL NOT MODIFY THAT DECREE UNLESS (1) IT
APPEARS TO THE COURT OF THIS STATE THAT THE COURT THAT RENDERED
THE DECREE DOES NOT NOW HAVE JURISDICTION UNDER JURISDICTIONAL
PREREQUISITES SUBSTANTIALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBTITLE OR
HAS DECLINED TO ASSUME JURISDICTION TO MODIFY THE DECREE AND (2)
THE COURT OF THIS STATE HAS JURISDICTION.

(B)  DOCUMENTS TO BE CONSIDERED.