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 […]
Section 8-105 – Power of Court to Enforce or Modify Provisions
(a) (1) The court may enforce by power of contempt the provisions of a deed, agreement, or settlement that are merged into a divorce decree. (2) The court may enforce by power of contempt or as an independent contract not superseded by the divorce decree the provisions of a deed, agreement, or settlement that contain language that the […]
Section 8-202 – Ownership of Personal and Real Property
(a) (1) When the court grants an annulment or a limited or absolute divorce, the court may resolve any dispute between the parties with respect to the ownership of personal property. (2) When the court grants an annulment or an absolute divorce, the court may resolve any dispute between the parties with respect to the ownership of real […]
Section 8-203 – Marital Property — Determination
(a) In a proceeding for an annulment or an absolute divorce, if there is a dispute as to whether certain property is marital property, the court shall determine which property is marital property: (1) when the court grants an annulment or an absolute divorce; (2) within 90 days after the court grants an annulment or divorce, if the […]
Section 5-1404 – Trial
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the court shall hold a trial on termination of parental rights not later than 180 days after an answer to the complaint is filed. (2) Unless both parents agree otherwise or the court finds that it is in the best interest of the child to proceed, if […]
Section 8-204 – Marital Property — Valuation
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the court shall determine the value of all marital property. (b) (1) The court need not determine the value of a pension, retirement, profit sharing, or deferred compensation plan, unless a party has given notice in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection that the party objects to […]
Section 5-1405 – Right to Counsel
(a) A parent in a proceeding under this subtitle is entitled to the assistance of counsel. (b) (1) The court shall: (i) refer an unrepresented parent to a qualified grantee of the Maryland Legal Services Corporation for assignment of counsel; or (ii) appoint counsel for an unrepresented parent. (2) A parent is not entitled to the assistance of counsel at the […]