Terms Used In Maryland Code, FAMILY LAW 10-332.1

  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
A tribunal of this State authorized to determine parentage of a child may serve as a responding tribunal in a proceeding to determine parentage of a child brought under this subtitle or a law or procedure substantially similar to this subtitle.