{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-13.5-102","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 13.5–102","heading":"","body":"(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.\n(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:\n(1) May not request a court in the foreign country to issue an order or hold a hearing;\n(2) May not decline to exercise jurisdiction if, by declining jurisdiction in this State, a court in the foreign country may obtain jurisdiction;\n(3) May not dismiss or stay a proceeding in this State requested or ordered by a court in the foreign country;\n(4) May not determine that a court in the foreign country is an appropriate forum;\n(5) May decline to comply with notice requirements of the foreign country or this title;\n(6) May proceed with the case if this State is otherwise an appropriate forum;\n(7) May not issue an order or provisional order to transfer a guardianship or conservatorship to the foreign country; and\n(8) May not recognize under any provision of law a guardianship or conservatorship order from the foreign country.","path":["Article - Estates and Trusts"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=get\u0026section=13.5-102","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:07Z","sha256":"5102e332a0a8f64d7d5a66f481f9fcff56764e9d8f68886f14f2cacdb86e161d","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-13.5-101","next":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-13.5-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}