2010 Maryland Code
FAMILY LAW
TITLE 8 - DEEDS, AGREEMENTS, AND SETTLEMENTS BETWEEN SPOUSES; PROPERTY DISPOSITION IN DIVORCE AND ANNULMENT
Subtitle 2 - Property Disposition in Annulment and Divorce
Section 8-212 - Exercise of powers after foreign divorce or annulment.
§ 8-212. Exercise of powers after foreign divorce or annulment.
If an annulment or a divorce has been granted by a court in a foreign jurisdiction, a court in this State may exercise the powers under this subtitle if:
(1) 1 of the parties was domiciled in this State when the foreign proceeding was commenced; and
(2) the court in the other jurisdiction lacked or did not exercise personal jurisdiction over the party domiciled in this State or jurisdiction over the property at issue.
[CJ § 3-6A-02; 1984, ch. 296, § 2.]
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