ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 502

(B)     "ABANDONED" MEANS LEFT WITHOUT PROVISION FOR REASONABLE AND
NECESSARY CARE OR SUPERVISION.

(C)     "CHILD" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS.

(D)     (1) "CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION" MEANS A JUDGMENT, DECREE,
OR OTHER ORDER OF A COURT PROVIDING FOR THE LEGAL CUSTODY, PHYSICAL
CUSTODY, OR VISITATION WITH RESPECT TO A CHILD.

(2)      "CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION" INCLUDES A PERMANENT,
TEMPORARY, INITIAL, AND MODIFICATION ORDER

(3)      "CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION" DOES NOT INCLUDE AN ORDER
RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT OR OTHER MONETARY OBLIGATION OF AN
INDIVIDUAL.

(E)     (1) "CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDING" MEANS A PROCEEDING IN WHICH
LEGAL CUSTODY, PHYSICAL CUSTODY, OR VISITATION WITH RESPECT TO A CHILD IS
AN ISSUE.

(2)      "CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDING" INCLUDES A PROCEEDING FOR
DIVORCE, SEPARATION, NEGLECT, ABUSE, DEPENDENCY, GUARDIANSHIP,
PATERNITY, TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, ADOPTION, AND PROTECTION
FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, IN WHICH THE ISSUE MAY APPEAR

(3)      "CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDING" DOES NOT INCLUDE A PROCEEDING
INVOLVING JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, CONTRACTUAL EMANCIPATION, OR
ENFORCEMENT UNDER SUBTITLE 3 OF THIS TITLE.

(F)     "COMMENCEMENT" MEANS THE FILING OF THE FIRST PLEADING IN A
PROCEEDING.

(G)     "COURT" MEANS AN ENTITY AUTHORIZED UNDER THE LAW OF A STATE TO
ESTABLISH, ENFORCE, OR MODIFY A CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION.

(H) "HOME STATE" MEANS:

(1)      THE STATE IN WHICH A CHILD LIVED WITH A PARENT OR A PERSON
ACTING AS A PARENT FOR AT LEAST 6 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS, INCLUDING ANY
TEMPORARY ABSENCE, IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF A CHILD
CUSTODY PROCEEDING; AND

(2)      IN THE CASE OF A CHILD LESS THAN 6 MONTHS OF AGE, THE STATE
IN WHICH THE CHILD LIVED FROM BIRTH WITH ANY OF THE PERSONS MENTIONED,
INCLUDING ANY TEMPORARY ABSENCE.

(I) "INITIAL DETERMINATION" MEANS THE FIRST CHILD CUSTODY
DETERMINATION CONCERNING A PARTICULAR CHILD.

(J) "ISSUING COURT" MEANS THE COURT THAT MAKES A CHILD CUSTODY
DETERMINATION FOR WHICH ENFORCEMENT IS SOUGHT UNDER THIS TITLE.

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