State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Maryland > Family-law > Title-9-5 > Subtitle-3 > 5-304§ 9.5-304. Out-of-state custody determination - Temporary order.
(a) Issuance.- A court of this State that does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing:
(1) a visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or
(2) the visitation provisions of a child custody determination of another state that does not provide for a specific visitation schedule.
(b) Period of time in which to obtain order.-
(1) If a court of this State makes an order under subsection (a)(2) of this section, it shall specify in the order a period that it considers adequate to allow the petitioner to obtain an order from a court having jurisdiction under the criteria specified in Subtitle 2 of this title.
(2) The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other court or the period expires.
[2004, ch. 502, § 2.]
