{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-9.5-202","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Family Law § 9.5–202","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 9.5-204 of this subtitle, a court of this State that has made a child custody determination consistent with § 9.5-201 or § 9.5-203 of this subtitle has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:\n(1) a court of this State determines that neither the child, the child and one parent, nor the child and a person acting as a parent have a significant connection with this State and that substantial evidence is no longer available in this State concerning the child’s care, protection, training, and personal relationships; or\n(2) a court of this State or a court of another state determines that the child, the child’s parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in this State.\n(b) A court of this State that has made a child custody determination and does not have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under this section may modify that determination only if it has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under § 9.5-201 of this subtitle.","path":["Article - Family Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gfl\u0026section=9.5-202","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:17Z","sha256":"91eab44b812974c13ca8d0f66241ca7c2fe04a4e850761968cdc80d0bb504f2b","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-9.5-201","next":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-9.5-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}