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<section article="gfl" article_name="Family Law" number="9.5-107" title_number="9.5" title_name="Maryland Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside this State may be given in a manner prescribed by the law of this State for service of process or by the law of the state in which the service is made.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Notice shall be given in a manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice but may be by publication if other means are not effective.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Proof of service may be made in the manner prescribed by the law of this State or by the law of the state in which the service is made.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Notice is not required for the exercise of jurisdiction with respect to a person who submits to the jurisdiction of the court.</text>
  </level>
</section>
