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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a court of this State may treat a foreign country as if the country were a state for the purpose of applying Subtitles 1, 2, 3, and 5 of this title.
(b) Unless a court of this State finds by a preponderance of the evidence that a foreign country applies and follows substantive and procedural due process consistent with the practices and policies of the State of Maryland, the court:
(1) May not request a court in the foreign country to issue an order or hold a hearing;
(2) May not decline to exercise jurisdiction if, by declining jurisdiction in this State, a court in the foreign country may obtain jurisdiction;
(3) May not dismiss or stay a proceeding in this State requested or ordered by a court in the foreign country;
(4) May not determine that a court in the foreign country is an appropriate forum;
(5) May decline to comply with notice requirements of the foreign country or this title;
(6) May proceed with the case if this State is otherwise an appropriate forum;
(7) May not issue an order or provisional order to transfer a guardianship or conservatorship to the foreign country; and
(8) May not recognize under any provision of law a guardianship or conservatorship order from the foreign country.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maryland Code, Estates and Trusts § 13.5-102 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/md/estates-and-trusts/md-code-est-and-trst-sect-13-5-102/
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