# Family Law (GFL)

## Title 9.5. Maryland Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

### Subtitle 1. General Provisions

#### Section 9.5-104

(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 in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this title must be recognized and enforced under Subtitle 3 of this title.

(c) A court of this State need not apply this title if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.

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