Maryland Statutes
§ 9-303
Maryland § 9-303
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Md. Code Ann., Family Law § 9-303 (2026).
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(a)This section applies if there is a conflict between a custody order of a court of this State and a custody order of a court of another state.
(b)Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a custody order of a court of this State prevails over a custody order of a court of another state.
(c)A custody order of a court of another state prevails over a custody order of a court of this State if the court in the other state passed its custody order:
(1)after the custody order was passed by a court of this State; and
(2)in proceedings in which the lawful custodian under the custody order of a court of this State:
(i)consented to the custody order passed by the court of the other state; or
(ii)participa
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