Section 8-208 – Family Home; Family Use Personal Property — Award of Possession and Use; Standards; Order or Decree; Allocation of Financial Responsibilities
(a) (1) When the court grants an annulment or a limited or absolute divorce, regardless of how the family home or family use personal property is titled, owned, or leased, the court may: (i) decide that one of the parties shall have the sole possession and use of that property; or (ii) divide the possession and use of the […]
Section 9-108 – Custody or Visitation Order Based on Deployment of a Parent
(a) In this section: (1) “deployment” means compliance with military orders received by a member of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, National Guard, or any other Reserve component to report for combat operations or other active service for which the member is required to report unaccompanied by any family member or […]
Section 7-103.2 – Child Support and Custody Educational Seminar
(a) This section applies to an action for divorce in which issues of child support, custody, or visitation are raised. (b) Prior to granting a decree of divorce, the court may require all parties to participate in an educational seminar that is designed to educate parents about the effects, and to minimize the disruption, of a divorce […]
Section 7-104 – Offer or Refusal of Reconciliation
(a) In and of itself neither of the following is a defense to or a bar to a divorce: (1) an unaccepted offer of reconciliation by a spouse; or (2) a rejected attempt at reconciliation by a spouse. (b) In and of itself neither of the following is a defense to, a bar to, or a ground for a […]
Section 7-105 – Restoration of Former Name
(a) In granting a decree of absolute divorce or on motion of a party filed within 18 months after a final decree of absolute divorce is entered, the court shall change the name of the requesting party to either the name given the party at birth or any other former name the party wishes to use […]
Section 7-106 – Record of Divorce Decrees
The clerk of the circuit court for each county shall record all final decrees in proceedings for divorce in that county and keep the record readily accessible in some permanent form.
Section 7-107 – Award of Reasonable and Necessary Expenses
(a) In this section, “reasonable and necessary expense” includes: (1) suit money; (2) counsel fees; and (3) costs. (b) At any point in a proceeding under this title, the court may order either party to pay to the other party an amount for the reasonable and necessary expense of prosecuting or defending the proceeding. (c) Before ordering the payment, the court […]
Section 8-101 – Deeds, Agreements, and Settlements Valid
(a) A husband and wife may make a valid and enforceable deed or agreement that relates to alimony, support, property rights, or personal rights. (b) A husband and wife may make a valid and enforceable settlement of alimony, support, property rights, or personal rights.
Section 8-102 – Deed or Agreement Not Bar to Divorce
A deed or agreement between spouses is not a bar to an action for absolute or limited divorce, regardless of whether the deed or agreement was executed: (1) when the parties were living together or apart; or (2) before, after, or while there was a ground for divorce.
Section 8-103 – Modification of Deed, Agreement, or Settlement
(a) The court may modify any provision of a deed, agreement, or settlement with respect to the care, custody, education, or support of any minor child of the spouses, if the modification would be in the best interests of the child. (b) The court may modify any provision of a deed, agreement, or settlement with respect to […]