Maryland Code, FAMILY LAW 9.5-109
Terms Used In Maryland Code, FAMILY LAW 9.5-109
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(b) A court of this State may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this title.
(c) (1) The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication.
(2) If the parties are not able to participate in the communication, they shall be given the opportunity to present facts and legal arguments before a decision on jurisdiction is made.
(d) (1) Communication between courts on schedules, calendars, court records, and similar matters may occur without informing the parties.
(2) A record need not be made of the communication.
(e) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section and notwithstanding any other provision of law, a record shall be made of a communication under this section.
(2) The parties shall be informed promptly of the communication and granted access to the record.