Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 1 - General Provisions
Section 13.5-102 - Foreign Countries

(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.

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