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<section article="gcj" article_name="Courts and Judicial Proceedings" number="3-804" title_number="3" title_name="Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Juvenile Causes -- Children in Need of Assistance">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “uniformed services” has the meaning stated in § 9–901 of the State Government Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the court has jurisdiction under this subtitle only if the alleged CINA or child in a voluntary placement is under the age of 18 years when the petition is filed.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The court has jurisdiction under this subtitle over a former CINA:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Whose commitment to the local department was rescinded after the individual reached the age of 18 years but before the individual reached the age of 20 years and 6 months; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Who did not exit foster care due to reunification, adoption, guardianship, marriage, or uniformed services duty.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>If the court obtains jurisdiction over a child, that jurisdiction continues in that case until the child reaches the age of 21 years, unless the court terminates the case.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>After the court terminates jurisdiction, a custody order issued by the court in a CINA case:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Remains in effect; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>May be revised or superseded only by another court of competent jurisdiction.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>Notwithstanding subsection (c) of this section, if the court enters an order directing the provision of services to a child under § 3–819(c)(3) or § 3–823(h)(2)(vii) of this subtitle, the court retains jurisdiction to rule on any motion related to the enforcement, modification, or termination of the order, for as long as the order is effective.</text>
  </level>
</section>
