Section 12-203 – Forms; Verification of Income
(a) The Court of Appeals may issue standardized worksheet forms to be used in applying the child support guidelines set forth in this subtitle. (b) (1) Income statements of the parents shall be verified with documentation of both current and past actual income. (2) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, suitable documentation of actual income includes […]
Section 11-108 – Termination of Alimony
Unless the parties agree otherwise, alimony terminates: (1) on the death of either party; (2) on the marriage of the recipient; or (3) if the court finds that termination is necessary to avoid a harsh and inequitable result.
Section 12-204 – Determination of Child Support Obligation
(a) (1) The basic child support obligation shall be determined in accordance with the schedule of basic child support obligations in subsection (e) of this section. The basic child support obligation shall be divided between the parents in proportion to their adjusted actual incomes. (2) (i) If one or both parents have made a request for alimony or maintenance […]
Section 11-109 – Payment to Designee
(a) In this section, “designee” means: (1) a support enforcement agency that is authorized by law to receive alimony payments for the recipient; or (2) a person who is designated by the court as trustee or guardian to receive alimony payments for the recipient. (b) The court may order that alimony payments be made to a designee. (c) A designee […]
Section 11-110 – Order to Pay Reasonable and Necessary Expenses
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Proceeding” includes a proceeding for: (i) alimony; (ii) alimony pendente lite; (iii) modification of an award of alimony; and (iv) enforcement of an award of alimony. (3) “Reasonable and necessary expense” includes: (i) suit money; (ii) counsel fees; and (iii) costs. (b) At any point in a proceeding under this title, the court may […]
Section 11-111 – Allocation of Costs of Continued Health Insurance Coverage; Continuation or Reinstatement of Benefits
(a) In accordance with the provisions of § 15-408 of the Insurance Article, the court may, either after a divorce is granted or pendente lite, allocate between the parties any additional costs of providing hospital, medical, or surgical benefits under a group contract or require continuation or reinstatement of such benefits. (b) A court may, either after […]
Section 11-112 – Authority of Court in Certain Cases of Insanity
When granting a limited divorce, an absolute divorce, or an annulment, if the court finds from the testimony of 2 or more physicians competent in psychiatry that 1 of the parties is permanently and incurably insane with no hope of recovery, then, notwithstanding any agreement between the parties, the court may require a party to: […]
Section 12-101 – Award by Court — Authorized
(a) (1) Unless the court finds from the evidence that the amount of the award will produce an inequitable result, for an initial pleading that requests child support pendente lite, the court shall award child support for a period from the filing of the pleading that requests child support. (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, unless the […]
Section 10-369 – Uniformity of Application and Construction
In applying and construing this subtitle, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
Section 10-370 – Severability Clause
If any provision of this subtitle or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this subtitle which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this subtitle are severable.