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Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law § 9.7-105

(a) A petition under this title may be filed only in a court that has jurisdiction to make a child custody determination with respect to the child at issue under Title 9.5 of this article.

(b) A court in this State shall have temporary emergency jurisdiction under § 9.5–204 of this article if the court finds a credible risk of abduction of a child.

Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.