§ 9-302. Jurisdiction over custody and visitation

• (a)  Authority of court. —  An equity court has jurisdiction over custody and visitation of a child who is removed from this State by a parent of the child, if:
  • (1)  the parents are separated or divorced and this State was:
    • (i)  the marital domicile of the parents; or
    • (ii)  the domicile in which the marriage contract was last performed;
  • (2)  1 of the parents was a resident of this State when the child was removed and that parent continues to reside in this State; and
  • (3)  the court obtains personal jurisdiction over the parent who removes the child.

• (b)  Effect of section. —  This section does not affect any other basis of an equity court’s jurisdiction over custody and visitation of a child.

Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law § 9-302