Maryland Code, FAMILY LAW 11-105
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Terms Used In Maryland Code, FAMILY LAW 11-105
- 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
If an annulment or a limited or absolute divorce has been granted by a court in another jurisdiction, a court in this State may award alimony to either party if:
(1) the court in the other jurisdiction lacked or did not exercise personal jurisdiction over the party seeking alimony; and
(2) the party seeking alimony was domiciled in this State at least 1 year before the annulment or divorce was granted.