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WomensLaw.org | Maryland: State Parental Kidnapping Information
http://www.womenslaw.org//laws_state_type.php?id=650&state_code=MD〈=enAdd Link to Email	This page includes information that is specific to this state, about parental kidnapping, also called custodial interference. There is also a page for general information that you may find helpful. Custody and kidnapping are particularly complicated and it is important to try to find an experienced lawyer to help you with your case.
This page includes information that is specific to this state, about parental kidnapping, also called custodial interference. There is also a page for general information that you may find helpful. Custody and kidnapping are particularly complicated and it is important to try to find an experienced lawyer to help you with your case.http://www.womenslaw.org/laws_state_type.php?id=650&state_code=MD〈=enAdd Link to EmailAdd Text to Email Please Log in to SPS to create custom email contentWhat can the court do if the other parent denies or interferes with my visitation or custody rights?If I think that the other parent may abduct my child, is there anything I can do?Can I get temporary emergency custody?back to topWhat can the court do if the other parent denies or interferes with my visitation or custody rights?If the judge determines that a party to a custody/visitation order has unreasonably denied or interfered with visitation granted by a custody or visitation order, the judge can take any or all of the following actions against the other parent:
make the parent who denied or interfered with the visitation rights pay court costs or attorney's fees of the other parent.*
* Md. Code, Fam. Law § 9-105 If the judge determines that a party to a custody/visitation order has unreasonably denied or interfered with visitation granted by a custody or visitation order, the judge can take any or all of the following actions against the other parent: * order that the visitation be rescheduled;
* change the conditions of the visitation or custody order to make sure that the other parent obeys the order;
* make the parent who denied or interfered with the visitation rights pay court costs or attorney's fees of the other parent.*
* Md. Code, Fam. Law § 9-105 http://www.womenslaw.org/laws_state_type.php?id=650&state_code=MD〈=en#content-4713Add Link to EmailAdd Text to Email
back to topIf I think that the other parent may abduct my child, is there anything I can do?If you think the other parent may take your child out of state or somewhere else in the state in violation of your rights to custody or visitation under a court order, you can file a petition for contempt of court and demand the return of the child. If you do not have a custody order, you may want to go to court to file for temporary emergency custody – if the judge thinks that the child is in danger, you may be able to get an immediate custody order.
You may also want to contact the police. If the other parent has purposefully abducted a child from the lawful (legal) custodian, that parent may be guilty of a crime. According to MD’s parental kidnapping law, a person may not forcibly abduct, take, or carry away a child under the age of 16 years from the custody and control of the child's parent or legal guardian.* We strongly suggest that you try to consult with a lawyer to figure out if the other parent’s actions would be considered a violation of this law. Go to our MD Finding a Lawyer page for legal resources.
If a parent does abduct the child, s/he may be guilty of a felony and if convicted may be subject to imprisonment up to 1 year. If the child is kept for more than 30 days, s/he may be subject to imprisonment up to 3 years.** If a parent abducts a child and takes him/her out of the country, the parent may be guilty of a felony and if convicted may be subject to imprisonment up to 5 years.**
* MD Code Family Law §9-304
** MD Code Family Law §9-307If you think the other parent may take your child out of state or somewhere else in the state in violation of your rights to custody or visitation under a court order, you can file a petition for contempt of court and demand the return of the child. If you do not have a custody order, you may want to go to court to file for temporary emergency custody – if the judge thinks that the child is in danger, you may be able to get an immediate custody order.
You may also want to contact the police. If the other parent has purposefully abducted a child from the lawful (legal) custodian, that parent may be guilty of a crime. According to MD’s parental kidnapping law, a person may not forcibly abduct, take, or carry away a child under the age of 16 years from the custody and control of the child's parent or legal guardian.* We strongly suggest that you try to consult with a lawyer to figure out if the other parent’s actions would be considered a violation of this law. Go to our MD Finding a Lawyer [/gethelp_state_type.php?type_name=FindingaLawyer&state_code=MD] page for legal resources.
** MD Code Family Law §9-307http://www.womenslaw.org/laws_state_type.php?id=650&state_code=MD〈=en#content-4714Add Link to EmailAdd Text to Email
back to topCan I get temporary emergency custody?A judge may grant temporary emergency custody in extreme situations. You will need to prove to the judge that your child is in immediate danger of abuse and that it is necessary to protect you and your child. A judge will only grant you temporary emergency custody if s/he thinks it is in the best interest of the child.* You may also be able to get temporary custody as part of a domestic violence protective order.** * Md. Code, Fam. Law § 9.5-204
** See MD Code, Fam. Law §§ 4-504.1, 4-505, 4-506
A judge may grant temporary emergency custody in extreme situations. You will need to prove to the judge that your child is in immediate danger of abuse and that it is necessary to protect you and your child. A judge will only grant you temporary emergency custody if s/he thinks it is in the best interest of the child.* You may also be able to get temporary custody as part of a domestic violence protective order [/laws_state_type.php?id=10022&state_code=MD].** * Md. Code, Fam. Law § 9.5-204
** See MD Code, Fam. Law §§ 4-504.1, 4-505, 4-506http://www.womenslaw.org/laws_state_type.php?id=650&state_code=MD〈=en#content-4716Add Link to EmailAdd Text to Email