Maryland Statutes
Family Law

Section 8-207 - Family Home; Family Use Personal Property -- Determination; Order or Decree; Property Not Included - (a) In a proceeding for an annulment or a limited...

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...

Section 8-209 - Family Home; Family Use Personal Property -- Power of Court Over Order or Decree - In a temporary or final order or decree, each provision...

Section 8-210 - Family Home; Family Use Personal Property -- Termination of Order or Decree - (a) (1) In any order or decree, or any modification...

Section 8-211 - Family Home; Family Use Personal Property -- Not Evidence of Constructive Desertion - An order, award, or decree under §§ 8-207 through 8-209...

Section 8-212 - Exercise of Powers After Foreign Divorce or Annulment - If an annulment or a divorce has been granted by...

Section 8-213 - Enforcement - (a) Any order, award, or decree entered under this subtitle...

Section 8-214 - Award of Reasonable and Necessary Expenses - (a) In this section, “reasonable and necessary expense” includes: (1)...

Title 9 - Child Custody and Visitation

Subtitle 1 - In General

Section 9-101 - Denial of Custody or Visitation on Basis of Likely Abuse or Neglect - (a) In any custody or visitation proceeding, if the court...

Section 9-101.1 - Abuse Against Certain Individuals - (a) In this section, “abuse” has the meaning stated in...

Section 9-101.2 - Parent Convicted of Murder of Certain Persons - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 9-102 - Petition by Grandparents for Visitation - An equity court may: (1) consider a petition for reasonable...

Section 9-103 - Petition by Child to Change Custody - (a) A child who is 16 years old or older...

Section 9-104 - Access to Medical, Dental, and Educational Records by Noncustodial Parent - Unless otherwise ordered by a court, access to medical, dental,...

Section 9-105 - Unjustifiable Denial or Interference With Visitation Granted by Order - In any custody or visitation proceeding, if the court determines...

Section 9-106 - Notification Prior to Relocation of Child - (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this...

Section 9-107 - Relevancy of Disability in Custody or Visitation Proceeding - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 9-108 - Custody or Visitation Order Based on Deployment of a Parent - (a) In this section: (1) “deployment” means compliance with military...

Subtitle 3 - Removal of Child From State; Child Abduction

Section 9-301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 9-302 - Jurisdiction Over Custody and Visitation - (a) An equity court has jurisdiction over custody and visitation...

Section 9-303 - Conflict as to Lawful Custodian - (a) This section applies if there is a conflict between...

Section 9-304 - Prohibited Acts -- in This State - If a child is under the age of 16 years,...

Section 9-305 - Prohibited Acts -- Outside of This State - (a) If a child is under the age of 16...

Section 9-306 - Clear and Present Danger to Child - (a) If an individual violates the provisions of § 9-304...

Section 9-307 - Penalties - (a) A person who violates any provision of § 9–304...

Subtitle 4 - Missing Children

Section 9-401 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 9-402 - Determinations of Law Enforcement Agency Upon Receipt of Report - (a) On receipt of a report regarding a missing child...

Section 9-403 - Clearinghouse for Missing Children; Voluntary Fingerprinting Programs; Advisory Council - (a) There is a State Clearinghouse for Missing Children operated...

Title 9.5 - Maryland Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

Subtitle 1 - General Provisions

Section 9.5-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...

Section 9.5-102 - Scope of Title - This title does not govern a proceeding pertaining to the...

Section 9.5-103 - Child Custody Proceedings Involving American Indians - (a) A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian...

Section 9.5-104 - Child Custody Proceedings Involving Foreign Countries - (a) A court of this State shall treat a foreign...

Section 9.5-105 - Custody Determination Binding and Conclusive - (a) A child custody determination made by a court of...

Section 9.5-106 - Questions of Jurisdiction Given Priority - If a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under...

Section 9.5-107 - Notice for Exercise of Jurisdiction - (a) (1) Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when...

Section 9.5-108 - Immunity From Personal Jurisdiction - (a) A party to a child custody proceeding, including a...

Section 9.5-109 - Communication Between Courts - (a) In this section, “record” means information that is inscribed...

Section 9.5-110 - Obtaining Testimony of Witnesses in Another State - (a) (1) In addition to other procedures available to a...

Section 9.5-111 - Requests to Another State - (a) A court of this State may request the appropriate...

Subtitle 2 - Jurisdiction

Section 9.5-201 - When Court Has Jurisdiction - (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 9.5-204 of this...

Section 9.5-202 - Exclusive, Continuing Jurisdiction - (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 9.5-204 of this...

Section 9.5-203 - Modification of Out-of-State Custody Determination - Except as otherwise provided in § 9.5-204 of this subtitle,...

Section 9.5-204 - Temporary Emergency Jurisdiction - (a) A court of this State has temporary emergency jurisdiction...

Section 9.5-205 - Notice and Opportunity to Be Heard - (a) Before a child custody determination is made under this...

Section 9.5-206 - Proceeding Pending in Another State - (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 9.5-204 of this...

Section 9.5-207 - Finding That Court Is Inconvenient Forum - (a) (1) A court of this State that has jurisdiction...

Section 9.5-208 - Declining Jurisdiction - (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 9.5-204 of this...

Section 9.5-209 - Providing Information as to Child - (a) (1) In a child custody proceeding, each party, in...

Section 9.5-210 - Appearances Before Court - (a) (1) In a child custody proceeding in this State,...

Subtitle 3 - Enforcement

Section 9.5-301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 9.5-302 - Orders Made Under Hague Convention - Under this subtitle a court of this State may enforce...

Section 9.5-303 - Out-of-State Custody Determination -- Recognition and Enforcement - (a) A court of this State shall recognize and enforce...

Section 9.5-304 - Out-of-State Custody Determination -- Temporary Order - (a) A court of this State that does not have...

Section 9.5-305 - Out-of-State Custody Determination -- Registration - (a) A child custody determination issued by a court of...

Section 9.5-306 - Out-of-State Custody Determination -- Recognition and Enforcement of Registration - (a) A court of this State may grant any relief...

Section 9.5-307 - Modification Proceeding Pending in Another State - (a) If a proceeding for enforcement under this subtitle is...

Section 9.5-308 - Petition for Enforcement - (a) (1) A petition under this subtitle shall be verified....

Section 9.5-309 - Service - Except as otherwise provided in § 9.5-311 of this subtitle,...

Section 9.5-310 - Physical Custody; Fees and Expenses; Refusal to Testify; Privileges - (a) Unless the court issues a temporary emergency order in...

Section 9.5-311 - Warrant - (a) On the filing of a petition seeking enforcement of...

Section 9.5-312 - Expenses - (a) The court shall award the prevailing party, including a...

Section 9.5-313 - Full Faith and Credit - A court of this State shall accord full faith and...

Section 9.5-314 - Appeal and Stay - (a) An appeal may be taken from a final order...

Section 9.5-315 - Lawful Action by Attorney General - (a) In a case arising under this title or involving...

Section 9.5-316 - Lawful Action by Law Enforcement Officer - At the request of the Attorney General acting under §...

Section 9.5-317 - Direct Expenses and Costs Against Respondent - If the respondent is not the prevailing party, the court...

Section 9.5-318 - Short Title - This title may be cited as the Uniform Child Custody...

Title 10 - Support in General

Subtitle 1 - Civil and Criminal Enforcement

Part I - Definitions; General Provisions

Section 10-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...

Section 10-102 - Statute of Limitations for Contempt Proceeding - A contempt proceeding for failure to make a payment of...

Section 10-103 - Effect on Other Actions - This subtitle does not limit the authority of a State’s...

Part II - Child Support Administration

Section 10-106 - Administration Established - There is a Child Support Administration in the Department of...

Section 10-106.1 - Child Support Reinvestment Fund - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 10-107 - Authority of Secretary of Human Services - The Administration exercises its authority, duties, and functions under any...

Section 10-108 - Duties -- in General - (a) The Administration shall: (1) coordinate a statewide program for...

Section 10-108.1 - Reports to Consumer Reporting Agencies; Notice; Appeal; Regulations - (a) In this section, “consumer reporting agency” means any person...

Section 10-108.2 - Report From Financial Institution - (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, in...

Section 10-108.3 - Action to Attach and Seize Funds for Child Support Arrears From Financial Institution - (a) (1) In this section and in § 10-108.4 of...

Section 10-108.4 - Action to Attach and Seize Funds for Child Support Arrears From Financial Institution -- Reimbursement of Account Holders - (a) If the Administration institutes an action under § 10-108.3(b)...

Section 10-108.5 - Payment Through Support Enforcement Agency - (a) In any case in which a court has ordered...

Section 10-108.6 - Subpoena Duces Tecum - (a) In order to establish, modify, or enforce a duty...

Section 10-108.7 - State Disbursement Unit - The Administration shall establish a State disbursement unit for collection...

Section 10-109 - Approval for Child Support Services - The Administration shall approve for child support services any individual...

Section 10-110 - Powers -- Collection of Fees - (a) The Administration may: (1) charge an initial application fee...

Section 10-111 - Powers -- Cooperative Agreements - (a) The Administration may make a cooperative agreement with a...

Section 10-112 - Powers -- Settlement of Arrearage - (a) (1) Subject to the best interest of the child,...

Section 10-112.1 - Child Support Payment Incentive Program - (a) In this section, “Program” means the Child Support Payment...

Section 10-113 - Powers -- Income Tax Refund Intercept; Interception of State Lottery Prizes - (a) Each year, the Administration may certify to the State...

Section 10-113.1 - Certification to State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 10-113.2 - Interception of State Payments for Child Support Arrears - (a) The Administration may certify to the State Comptroller any...

Section 10-114 - Duties of Secretary of Human Services - (a) The Secretary of Human Services shall: (1) adopt rules...

Section 10-115 - Legal Representation - (a) In this section, “legal proceeding” means: (1) a civil...

Section 10-116 - Enforcement by Local Support Enforcement Office - (a) A local support enforcement office: (1) shall be funded...

Section 10-117 - Transfer of Support Enforcement From Local Support Enforcement Office - (a) A county or circuit court with a local support...

Section 10-118 - Responsibility to Best Interest of Child - Subject to any federal law or program, the Administration and...

Section 10-119 - Suspension of Driving Privileges for Arrearages - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 10-119.3 - Suspension or Denial of Occupational License for Arrearages - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Part III - Child and Spousal Support -- Earnings Withholding

Section 10-120 - Definitions - (a) In this Part III of this subtitle the following...

Section 10-121 - Withholding Orders; Required Statement - (a) Any order under this Part III of this subtitle...

Section 10-122 - Amount of Earnings Withholding - (a) The amount of the earnings withholding shall: (1) be...

Section 10-123 - Service of Order - (a) Except as otherwise provided for in this section and...

Section 10-124 - Service of Order on Employer - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Part III, the...

Section 10-125 - Request for Service of Order -- Required - Except as provided for in § 10-123 of this subtitle,...

Section 10-126 - Request for Service of Order -- Filing - (a) If an obligor accrues support payment arrears amounting to...

Section 10-127 - Service - (a) When the court receives a request for service of...

Section 10-128 - Contents and Effect of Order - (a) An earnings withholding order or an earnings withholding notice...

Section 10-129 - Deductions From Obligor's Earnings - (a) On receipt of a copy of an earnings withholding...

Section 10-130 - Termination of Obligor's Employment - Within 10 days after the employer receives notice of an...

Section 10-131 - Change of Address of Recipient - (a) If the address of a recipient changes, the recipient,...

Section 10-132 - Change of Obligor's Address or Place of Employment - If the address or place of employment of the obligor...

Section 10-133 - Stay of Order - (a) Except as provided in § 10-123 or § 10-124...

Section 10-134 - Termination of Withholding - (a) On motion of the obligor or the recipient that...

Section 10-135 - Enforcement of Out-of-State Withholding Orders - Earnings withholding orders issued out of state shall be enforced...

Section 10-136 - Enforcement of Out-of-State Support Orders - (a) Support orders issued out of state shall be enforced...

Section 10-137 - Withholding in Case of Out-of-State Obligor or Employer - In the case of an out-of-state obligor or out-of-state employer,...

Section 10-138 - Earnings Withholding Order Upon Request of the Obligor or in Contempt or Other Proceedings - (a) Upon request of the obligor, the court shall immediately...

Part IV - Child Support Liens

Section 10-140 - Unpaid Child Support Constitutes a Lien - (a) (1) Unpaid child support, due under an order requiring...

Section 10-141 - Recording the Lien - (a) The Administration may file a notice of a child...

Section 10-142 - Enforcement of Lien - (a) If a child support lien is not satisfied or...

Section 10-143 - Out-of-State Liens - Upon request of the Administration, a child support lien arising...

Section 10-144 - Remedies - The remedies provided in this Part IV are in addition...

Subtitle 1A - Affidavit of Support

Section 10-1A-01 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 10-1A-02 - General Consideration - (a) (1) An affidavit of support may be executed in...

Section 10-1A-03 - Enforcement of Child Support Obligation - (a) The Administration shall enforce and collect the support obligation,...

Subtitle 2 - Criminal Nonsupport and Desertion

Part I - Nonsupport of Spouse; Nonsupport or Desertion of Minor Child -- in General

Section 10-201 - Nonsupport of Spouse Prohibited; Penalties - (a) A spouse may not willfully fail to provide for...

Section 10-202 - Order to Pay Spousal Support - (a) Before trial and with the written consent of the...

Section 10-203 - Nonsupport of and Desertion of Minor Child Prohibited; Penalties - (a) A parent may not willfully fail to provide for...

Section 10-204 - Order to Pay Child Support - (a) Before trial and with the written consent of the...

Section 10-205 - Recognizance - (a) A recognizance ordered by the court under § 10-202...

Section 10-206 - Lien on Earnings - (a) An order to pay support under this subtitle is...

Section 10-207 - Deduction From Inmate's Earnings - (a) If the court sentences an individual who is convicted...

Section 10-208 - Venue - (a) An individual who is charged with nonsupport of the...

Section 10-209 - Effect of Civil Action - The commencement of a civil action for child support does...

Part II - Special Provisions for Baltimore City

Section 10-212 - Scope of Part - This Part II of this subtitle applies only to Baltimore...

Section 10-213 - Powers of State's Attorney - (a) On receipt of a complaint or on personal knowledge...

Section 10-214 - Notice to Accused Individual - Before the State’s Attorney conducts an inquiry under § 10-213...

Section 10-215 - Disposition - (a) After a pretrial inquiry before the State’s Attorney, a...

Section 10-216 - Domestic Information Docket - (a) The clerk of the court shall keep a docket...

Part III - Desertion of Minor Child

Section 10-219 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties - (a) An individual who has care, custody, or control of...

Subtitle 3 - Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

Part I - General Provisions

Section 10-301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 10-302 - Tribunals and Support Enforcement Agency of This State - (a) The circuit courts, and the Administration, in the context...

Section 10-303 - Remedies Cumulative - (a) Remedies provided by this subtitle are cumulative and do...

Section 10-303.1 - Applicability of Subtitle - (a) A tribunal of this State shall apply Parts I...

Part II - Jurisdiction

Section 10-304 - Bases for Jurisdiction Over Nonresident - (a) In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support...

Section 10-305 - Continuing Jurisdiction - Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of this State in...

Section 10-306 - Initiating and Responding Tribunal - Under this subtitle, a tribunal of this State may serve...

Section 10-307 - Simultaneous Proceedings in Another State or Foreign Country - (a) A tribunal of this State may exercise jurisdiction to...

Section 10-308 - Continuing Exclusive Jurisdiction - (a) A tribunal of this State that has issued a...

Section 10-309 - Enforcement and Modification of Support Order by Tribunal Having Continuing Jurisdiction - (a) A tribunal of this State that has issued a...

Section 10-310 - Recognition of Child Support Orders - (a) If a proceeding is brought under this subtitle and...

Section 10-311 - Multiple Child Support Orders for Two or More Obligees - In responding to registrations or requests for enforcement of two...

Section 10-312 - Credit for Payments - A tribunal of this State shall credit amounts collected for...

Section 10-312.1 - Procedure When Exercising Jurisdiction Over Nonresident - A tribunal of this State exercising personal jurisdiction over a...

Section 10-312.2 - Spousal Support Order - (a) A tribunal of this State issuing a spousal support...

Part III - Civil Provisions of General Application

Section 10-313 - Proceedings Under This Subtitle - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, Part III...

Section 10-314 - Action by Minor Parent - A minor parent, or a guardian or other legal representative...

Section 10-315 - Application of Law of This State - Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a responding tribunal...

Section 10-316 - Duties and Powers of Initiating Tribunal - (a) Upon the filing of a complaint authorized by this...

Section 10-317 - Duties and Powers of Responding Tribunal - (a) When a responding tribunal of this State receives a...

Section 10-318 - Inappropriate Tribunal - If a complaint or comparable pleading is received by an...

Section 10-319 - Duties of Support Enforcement Agency - (a) In a proceeding under this subtitle, a support enforcement...

Section 10-320 - Duty of Attorney General - (a) If the Attorney General determines that the support enforcement...

Section 10-321 - Private Counsel - An individual may employ private counsel to represent the individual...

Section 10-322 - Duties of Child Support Administration - (a) The Child Support Administration is the State information agency...

Section 10-323 - Pleadings and Accompanying Documents - (a) In a proceeding under this subtitle, a plaintiff seeking...

Section 10-324 - Nondisclosure of Information in Exceptional Circumstances - If a party alleges in an affidavit or a pleading...

Section 10-325 - Cost and Fees - (a) The plaintiff may not be required to pay a...

Section 10-326 - Limited Immunity of Plaintiff - (a) Participation by a plaintiff in a proceeding under this...

Section 10-327 - Nonparentage as Defense - A party whose parentage of a child has been previously...

Section 10-328 - Special Rules of Evidence and Procedure - (a) The physical presence of a nonresident party who is...

Section 10-329 - Communications Between Tribunals - A tribunal of this State may communicate with a tribunal...

Section 10-330 - Assistance With Discovery - A tribunal of this State may: (1) request a tribunal...

Section 10-331 - Receipt and Disbursement of Payments - (a) A support enforcement agency or tribunal of this State...

Part IV - Establishment of Support Order or Determination of Parentage

Section 10-332 - Complaint to Establish Support Order - (a) If a support order entitled to recognition under this...

Section 10-332.1 - Authority of Tribunal of This State - A tribunal of this State authorized to determine parentage of...

Part V - Enforcement of Support Order Without Registration

Section 10-333 - Recognition of Income Withholding Order of Another State - An income withholding order issued in another state may be...

Section 10-334 - Employer's Compliance With Income Withholding Order of Another State - (a) Upon receipt of an income withholding order, the obligor’s...

Section 10-335 - Compliance With Multiple Income Withholding Orders - If an obligor’s employer receives two or more income withholding...

Section 10-336 - Immunity From Civil Liability - An employer that complies with an income withholding order issued...

Section 10-337 - Penalties for Noncompliance - An employer that willfully fails to comply with an income...

Section 10-338 - Contest by Obligor - (a) An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of...

Section 10-339 - Administrative Enforcement of Orders - (a) A party or support enforcement agency seeking to enforce...

Part VI - Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order

Section 10-340 - Registration of Order for Enforcement - A support order or income withholding order issued in another...

Section 10-341 - Procedure to Register Order for Enforcement - (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 10–359 of this...

Section 10-342 - Effect of Registration for Enforcement - (a) A support order or income withholding order issued in...

Section 10-343 - Choice of Law - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this...

Section 10-344 - Notice of Registration of Order - (a) When a support order or income withholding order issued...

Section 10-345 - Procedure to Contest Validity or Enforcement of Registered Order - (a) A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or...

Section 10-346 - Contest of Registration or Enforcement - (a) A party contesting the validity or enforcement of a...

Section 10-347 - Confirmed Order - Confirmation of a registered support order, whether by operation of...

Section 10-348 - Procedure to Register Child Support Order of Another State for Modification - A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or...

Section 10-349 - Effect of Registration for Modification - A tribunal of this State may enforce a child support...

Section 10-350 - Modification of Child Support Order of Another State - (a) If § 10–352 of this subtitle does not apply,...

Section 10-351 - Recognition of Order Modified in Another State - If a child support order issued by a tribunal of...

Section 10-352 - Jurisdiction to Modify Child Support Order of Another State When Individual Parties Reside in This State - (a) If all of the parties who are individuals reside...

Section 10-353 - Notice to Issuing Tribunal of Modification - Within 30 days after issuance of a modified child support...

Section 10-353.1 - Jurisdiction to Modify Foreign Support Order - (a) Except as provided in § 10–364 of this subtitle,...

Section 10-353.2 - Registration of Foreign Support Order; Modification - (a) A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify,...

Part VII - Support Proceeding Under Convention

Section 10-354 - Definitions - (a) In this part the following words have the meanings...

Section 10-355 - Applicability; Controlling Law - (a) This part applies only to a support proceeding under...

Section 10-356 - Designated Agency - The Child Support Administration of this State is recognized as...

Section 10-357 - Duties - (a) In a support proceeding under this part, the Child...

Section 10-358 - Direct Request to Establish or Modify Support Order or Determination of Parentage - (a) A plaintiff may file a direct request seeking establishment...

Section 10-359 - Registration of Order to Be Recognized - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this part, a party...

Section 10-360 - Contest of Registered Convention Support Order - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this part, §§ 10–344...

Section 10-361 - Recognition and Enforcement of Orders - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this...

Section 10-362 - Partial Recognition and Enforcement - (a) If a tribunal of this State does not recognize...

Section 10-363 - Recognition and Enforcement of Registered Foreign Support Agreement - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d)...

Section 10-364 - Modification of Convention Child Support Order - (a) A tribunal of this State may not modify a...

Section 10-365 - Confidentiality of Personal Information - Personal information gathered or transmitted under this part may be...

Section 10-366 - Language Requirements - A record filed with a tribunal of this State under...

Part VIII - Interstate Rendition

Section 10-367 - Grounds for Rendition - (a) For purposes of this Part VIII, “governor” includes an...

Section 10-368 - Conditions of Rendition - (a) Before making a demand that the governor of another...

Section 10-369 - Uniformity of Application and Construction - In applying and construing this subtitle, consideration shall be given...

Section 10-370 - Severability Clause - If any provision of this subtitle or its application to...

Section 10-371 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Uniform Interstate...

Title 11 - Alimony

Section 11-101 - Award -- in General - (a) The court may award alimony: (1) on a bill...

Section 11-102 - Award -- Alimony Pendente Lite - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 11-103 - Award -- Existence of Ground for Divorce - The existence of a ground for divorce against the party...

Section 11-104 - Award -- Against Nonresident Defendant - (a) In a proceeding for a limited or absolute divorce,...

Section 11-105 - Award -- Following Decree by Another Jurisdiction - If an annulment or a limited or absolute divorce has...

Section 11-106 - Award -- Determination of Amount and Duration - (a) (1) The court shall determine the amount of and...

Section 11-107 - Extension of Period; Modification of Amount - (a) Subject to § 8-103 of this article, the court...

Section 11-108 - Termination of Alimony - Unless the parties agree otherwise, alimony terminates: (1) on the...

Section 11-109 - Payment to Designee - (a) In this section, “designee” means: (1) a support enforcement...

Section 11-110 - Order to Pay Reasonable and Necessary Expenses - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

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...

Section 11-112 - Authority of Court in Certain Cases of Insanity - When granting a limited divorce, an absolute divorce, or an...

Title 12 - Child Support

Subtitle 1 - General Provisions

Section 12-101 - Award by Court -- Authorized - (a) (1) Unless the court finds from the evidence that...

Section 12-102 - Award by Court -- Inclusion of Child on Health Insurance Policy - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 12-102.1 - Award by Court -- Medical Support Notice - (a) A medical support notice: (1) may be issued by...

Section 12-102.2 - Award by Court -- Order by Foreign Court - An administrative order or a medical support notice for health...

Section 12-102.3 - Administrative Contests of Withholdings - (a) (1) This section applies to administrative contests of withholdings...

Section 12-103 - Award of Costs and Counsel Fees - (a) The court may award to either party the costs...

Section 12-104 - Modification of Child Support Award - (a) The court may modify a child support award subsequent...

Section 12-104.1 - Suspension of Child Support Payments and Accrual of Arrearages for Incarcerated Obligors - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 12-105 - Central Registry of Records - (a) (1) The Child Support Administration of the Department of...

Subtitle 2 - Child Support Guidelines

Section 12-201 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 12-202 - Use of Guidelines; Modification of Orders; Review - (a) (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of...

Section 12-203 - Forms; Verification of Income - (a) The Court of Appeals may issue standardized worksheet forms...

Section 12-204 - Determination of Child Support Obligation - (a) (1) The basic child support obligation shall be determined...

Title 13 - Support of Parents and Adult Children

Section 13-101 - "Destitute Adult Child" Defined - In this title, “destitute adult child” means an adult child...

Section 13-102 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties - (a) If a destitute adult child is in this State...

Section 13-103 - Complaint by Destitute Adult Child - (a) A complaint under this section shall be made under...

Section 13-104 - Pretrial Inquiry -- Powers of State's Attorney - (a) After a complaint is filed under § 13-103 of...

Section 13-105 - Pretrial Inquiry -- Notice to Accused Individual - Before the State’s Attorney conducts an inquiry under § 13-104...

Section 13-106 - Filing of Information; Consent - (a) The State’s Attorney may file an information that charges...

Section 13-107 - Order to Pay Support - (a) With the written consent of the accused individual before...

Section 13-108 - Failure to Give Bond - (a) An individual who fails to give bond after being...

Section 13-109 - Release From Order, Bond, or Recognizance - The court shall release an individual who is ordered to...

Title 14 - Adult Protective Services

Subtitle 1 - Definitions and General Provisions

Section 14-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...

Section 14-102 - Legislative Policy and Intent - (a) It is the policy of the State that adults...

Section 14-103 - Scope of Title - This title does not apply to: (1) the abuse of...

Section 14-104 - Additional Funds and Services - (a) This title does not prevent any appropriation of additional...

Subtitle 2 - Adult Protective Services Program

Section 14-201 - Secretary of Human Services to Implement Program - To implement the policy set out in § 14–102 of...

Section 14-202 - Scope of Program - (a) The adult protective services program shall include: (1) intake...

Section 14-203 - Contracts to Provide Services; Contracts to Act as Guardian - (a) The director may contract with any public or private...

Section 14-204 - Fee Schedule - (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this...

Section 14-205 - Funding - The adult protective services program shall be funded as provided...

Subtitle 3 - Investigation Provisions

Section 14-301 - Scope of Subtitle - The provisions of this subtitle do not limit the responsibility...

Section 14-302 - Reporting Abuse, Etc - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...

Section 14-303 - Investigation - (a) To protect the welfare of the alleged vulnerable adult...

Section 14-304 - Emergencies - (a) If, in the course of an investigation under §...

Section 14-305 - Duties of Local Department After Investigation - Based on the investigation under this subtitle, the local department...

Section 14-307 - Providing Protective Services - (a) If after the investigation under this subtitle the director...

Section 14-308 - Confidentiality of Persons Making Report - (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this...

Section 14-309 - Persons Immune From Civil Liability - Any person who makes or participates in making a report...

Subtitle 4 - Review Board

Section 14-401 - Review Boards Established - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 14-402 - Membership - (a) (1) Each review board consists of 11 members appointed:...

Section 14-403 - Compensation; Staff - (a) A member of a review board: (1) may not...

Section 14-404 - Reviews of Guardianship - (a) (1) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of...

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