# Family Law (GFL)

## Title 8. Deeds, Agreements, and Settlements Between Spouses; Property Disposition in Divorce and Annulment

### Subtitle 2. Property Disposition in Annulment and Divorce

#### Section 8-212

If an annulment or a divorce has been granted by a court in a foreign jurisdiction, a court in this State may exercise the powers under this subtitle if:

(1) one of the parties was domiciled in this State when the foreign proceeding was commenced; and

(2) the court in the other jurisdiction lacked or did not exercise personal jurisdiction over the party domiciled in this State or jurisdiction over the property at issue.

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Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)