{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-9.5-203","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Family Law § 9.5–203","heading":"","body":"Except as otherwise provided in § 9.5-204 of this subtitle, a court of this State may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this State has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under § 9.5-201(a)(1) or (2) of this subtitle and:\n(1) the court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under § 9.5-202 of this subtitle or that a court of this State would be a more convenient forum under § 9.5-207 of this subtitle; or\n(2) a court of this State or a court of the other state determines that the child, the child’s parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in the other state.","path":["Article - Family Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gfl\u0026section=9.5-203","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:17Z","sha256":"33ae17bce61b84559c7ae9ff795f50a16ce6a5bbeabf385eb9b1d775f7914702","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-9.5-202","next":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-9.5-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}