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West's Annotated Code of MarylandFamily LawEffective: October 1, 2018
MD Code, Family Law, § 7-103
2. the distribution of property, including the relief provided in §§ 8-205 and 8-208 of this article; and
Added by Acts 1984, c. 296, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1984, c. 371, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1984; Acts 1998, c. 349, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 1998, c. 350, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 2003, c. 419, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2003; Acts 2011, c. 65, § 5, eff. April 12, 2011; Acts 2011, c. 423, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, c. 424, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Acts 2015, c. 226, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Acts 2015, c. 353, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Acts 2018, c. 782, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 849, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 850, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018.
Acts 2003, c. 419, § 1, in subsecs. (a)(7) and (a)(8), inserted “or a minor child of the complaining party”; and, in subsec. (b), substituted “(a)(1) through (8)” for “(a)(1) through (5)”.
Acts 2011, c. 65, § 5, in subsec. (b), corrected an internal reference.
Acts 2011, c. 423, § 1, and Acts 2011, c. 424, § 1, deleted subsec. (a)(3); redesignated the former subsecs. (a)(4) through (a)(8) as subsecs. (a)(3) through (a)(7); in the new subsec. (a)(4), substituted “12-month separation” for “2-year separation” and “12 months” for “2 years”; and in subsec. (c), substituted “12-month separation” for “2-year separation”. The former subsec. (a)(3) read:
“[(a)](3) voluntary separation, if:
“(i) the parties voluntarily have lived separate and apart without cohabitation for 12 months without interruption before the filing of the application for divorce; and
“(ii) there is no reasonable expectation of reconciliation;”
Acts 2015, c. 226, § 1, repealed and reenacted the section without amendment.
Acts 2015, c. 353, § 1, added para. (a)(8) and subsec. (f), and made nonsubstantive changes.
Acts 2018, c. 782, § 1, added (g).
Acts 2018, c. 849, § 1, deleted (a)(8)(iv) and made nonsubstantive changes. Prior to deletion, (a)(8)(iv) read:
“(iv) both parties appear before the court at the absolute divorce hearing.”
Acts 2018, c. 850, § 1, in (a)(8), deleted (i), redesignated (ii) as (i), in the new (i), inserted (3), inserted a new (ii) and (v), and made nonsubstantive changes. Prior to deletion, (a)(8)(i) read:
“(i) the parties do not have any minor children in common;”
MD Code, Family Law, § 7-103, MD FAMILY § 7-103