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MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  16-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 16 - Maryland Uniform Transfer-on-Death (Tod) Security Registration Act|Section 16-105 - Registration in Beneficiary Form -- Form

    Registration in beneficiary form may be shown by the words “transfer-on-death” or the abbreviation “TOD”, or by the words “pay on death” or the abbreviation “POD”, after the name of the registered owner and before the name of a beneficiary.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  16-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 16 - Maryland Uniform Transfer-on-Death (Tod) Security Registration Act|Section 16-106 - Registration in Beneficiary Form -- Effect

    (a)    The designation of a TOD beneficiary on a registration in beneficiary form has no effect on ownership until the owner’s death.    (b)    A registration of a security in beneficiary form may be canceled or changed at any time by the sole owner or all then surviving owners without the consent of the beneficiary.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  16-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 16 - Maryland Uniform Transfer-on-Death (Tod) Security Registration Act|Section 16-107 - Ownership on Death of Owner

    (a)    On death of a sole owner or the last to die of all multiple owners, ownership of securities registered in beneficiary form passes to the beneficiary or beneficiaries who survive all owners.    (b)    On proof of death of all owners and compliance with any applicable requirements of the registering entity, a security registered in beneficiary form may be reregistered in the name of the beneficiary or beneficiaries who survived the death of all owners.    (c)    Until division of the security after the death of all owners, multiple beneficiaries surviving the death of all owners hold their interests as tenants in common.    (d)    If no beneficiary survives the death of all owners, the security belongs to the estate of the deceased sole owner or the estate of the last to die of all multiple owners.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  16-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 16 - Maryland Uniform Transfer-on-Death (Tod) Security Registration Act|Section 16-108 - Protection of Registering Entity

    (a)    (1)    A registering entity is not required to offer or to accept a request for security registration in beneficiary form.        (2)    If a registration in beneficiary form is offered by a registering entity, the owner requesting registration in beneficiary form assents to the protections given to the registering entity by this title.    (b)    By accepting a request for registration of a security in beneficiary form, the registering entity agrees that the registration will be implemented on death of the deceased owner as provided in this title.    (c)    (1)    A registering entity is discharged from all claims to a security by the estate, creditors, heirs, or devisees of a deceased owner if it registers a transfer of the security in accordance with § 16–107 of this title and does so in good faith reliance on:            (i)    The registration;            (ii)    This title; and            (iii)    Information provided to it by affidavit of the personal representative of the deceased owner, or by the surviving beneficiary or by the surviving beneficiary’s representatives, or other information available to the registering entity.        (2)    The protections of this title do not extend to a reregistration or payment made after a registering entity has received written notice from any claimant to any interest in the security objecting to implementation of a registration in beneficiary form.        (3)    No other notice or other information available to the registering entity affects its right to protection under this title.    (d)    The protection provided by this title to the registering entity of a security does not affect the rights of beneficiaries in disputes between themselves and other claimants to ownership of the security transferred or its value or proceeds.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  16-109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 16 - Maryland Uniform Transfer-on-Death (Tod) Security Registration Act|Section 16-109 - Nontestamentary Transfer-on-Death; Rights of Creditors

    (a)    A transfer-on-death resulting from a registration in beneficiary form is effective by reason of the contract regarding the registration between the owner and the registering entity and this title and is not testamentary.    (b)    This title does not limit the rights of creditors of security owners against beneficiaries and other transferees under other laws of this State.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  16-110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 16 - Maryland Uniform Transfer-on-Death (Tod) Security Registration Act|Section 16-110 - Terms, Conditions, and Forms for Registration

    (a)    (1)    A registering entity offering to accept registrations in beneficiary form may establish the terms and conditions under which it will receive requests for:            (i)    Registrations in beneficiary form; and            (ii)    Implementation of registrations in beneficiary form, including requests for cancellation of previously registered TOD beneficiary designations and requests for reregistration to effect a change of beneficiary.        (2)    The terms and conditions established under this subsection may provide for proving death, avoiding or resolving any problems concerning fractional shares, designating primary and contingent beneficiaries, and substituting a named beneficiary’s descendants to take in the place of the named beneficiary in the event of the beneficiary’s death.        (3)    (i)    Substitution may be indicated by appending to the name of the primary beneficiary the letters LDPS, standing for “lineal descendants per stirpes”.            (ii)    This designation substitutes a deceased beneficiary’s descendants who survive the owner for a beneficiary who fails to so survive, the descendants to be identified and to share in accordance with the law of the beneficiary’s domicile at the owner’s death governing inheritance by descendants of an intestate.        (4)    Other forms of identifying beneficiaries who are to take on one or more contingencies, and rules for providing proofs and assurances needed to satisfy reasonable concerns by registering entities regarding conditions and identities relevant to accurate implementation of registrations in beneficiary form, may be contained in a registering entity’s terms and conditions.    (b)    The following are illustrations of registrations in beneficiary form which a registering entity may authorize:        (1)    Sole owner-sole beneficiary: John S. Brown TOD (or POD) John S. Brown, Jr.        (2)    Multiple owners-sole beneficiary: John S. Brown, Mary B. Brown Jt. Ten. TOD John S. Brown, Jr.        (3)    Multiple owners-primary and secondary (substituted) beneficiaries: John S. Brown, Mary B. Brown Jt. Ten. TOD, John S. Brown, Jr. Sub Bene Peter Q. Brown or John S. Brown, Mary B. Brown Jt. Ten. TOD, John S. Brown, Jr. LDPS.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  16-111 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 16 - Maryland Uniform Transfer-on-Death (Tod) Security Registration Act|Section 16-111 - Short Title; Rules of Construction

    (a)    This title may be cited as the Maryland Uniform TOD Security Registration Act.    (b)    This title shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policy and to make uniform the laws with respect to the subject of this title among states enacting it.    (c)    Unless displaced by the particular provisions of this title, the principles of law and equity supplement its provisions.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  16-112 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 16 - Maryland Uniform Transfer-on-Death (Tod) Security Registration Act|Section 16-112 - Application of Act

    This title applies to registrations of securities in beneficiary form made before or after October 1, 1994, by decedents dying on or after October 1, 1994.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  3-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 3 - Breach of Promise to Marry and Alienation of Affections|Section 3-101 - Construction of Title

    This title is remedial and shall be construed liberally to accomplish its purpose.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  3-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 3 - Breach of Promise to Marry and Alienation of Affections|Section 3-102 - Action for Breach of Promise to Marry

    (a)    Unless the individual is pregnant, an individual:        (1)    has no cause of action for breach of promise to marry; and        (2)    may not bring an action for breach of promise to marry regardless of where the cause of action arose.    (b)    In an action for damages for breach of promise to marry, a judgment for the plaintiff may not be entered on the uncorroborated testimony of the plaintiff.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  3-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 3 - Breach of Promise to Marry and Alienation of Affections|Section 3-103 - Action for Alienation of Affections

    (a)    An individual has no cause of action for alienation of affections.    (b)    An individual may not bring an action for alienation of affections regardless of where the cause of action arose.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  3-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 3 - Breach of Promise to Marry and Alienation of Affections|Section 3-104 - Contracts Void; Exception

    (a)    A contract for payment or settlement of a claim abolished or prohibited by this title is void and unenforceable.    (b)    A holder in due course may enforce a negotiable instrument for payment or settlement of a claim prohibited by this title.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  7-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 7 - Divorce|Section 7-101 - Residence Requirement

    If the grounds for the divorce occurred outside this State, a party may not apply for a divorce unless one of the parties has resided in this State for at least 6 months before the application is filed.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  7-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 7 - Divorce|Section 7-102 - Limited Divorce

    (a)    The court may decree a limited divorce on the following grounds:        (1)    cruelty of treatment of the complaining party or of a minor child of the complaining party;        (2)    excessively vicious conduct to the complaining party or to a minor child of the complaining party;        (3)    desertion; or        (4)    separation, if the parties are living separate and apart without cohabitation.    (b)    The court may decree a divorce under this section for a limited time or for an indefinite time.    (c)    The court that granted a decree of limited divorce may revoke the decree at any time on the joint application of the parties.    (d)    If an absolute divorce is prayed and the evidence is sufficient to entitle the parties to a limited divorce, but not to an absolute divorce, the court may decree a limited divorce.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  7-103.2 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 7 - Divorce|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 on the lives of children.    (c)    (1)    The Court of Appeals shall adopt rules to implement this section.        (2)    Rules adopted in accordance with this subsection shall:            (i)    provide for the content of the seminar required under this section;            (ii)    require successful completion of the seminar by all parties to the action within a certain time after the service of the original complaint upon the defendant;            (iii)    establish sanctions for failure to successfully complete the seminar required under this section;            (iv)    for purposes of funding the cost of the seminar, establish a fee that:                1.    shall be assessed as costs; and                2.    may be waived under appropriate circumstances; and            (v)    establish criteria for exemption from the requirement that the parties participate in an educational seminar, except that a court may not exempt the parties from attending the educational seminar if there is any evidence of domestic violence or child abuse or neglect.    (d)    The seminar required under this section may be provided under contract with a public or private agency.    (e)    Unless the parties stipulate otherwise, any information about a party, including statements or reports, obtained from an educational seminar required by this section, is not admissible during the action for divorce of that party.    (f)    This section may not be construed to require the parties to an action for divorce to attend the educational seminar together.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  7-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 7 - 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 divorce:        (1)    the refusal of a spouse to accept an offer of reconciliation made by the other spouse; or        (2)    the rejection by a spouse of an attempt at reconciliation made by the other spouse.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  7-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 7 - Divorce|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 if:        (1)    the party took a new name on marriage and no longer wishes to use it;        (2)    the party asks for the change of name; and        (3)    the purpose of the party is not illegal, fraudulent, or immoral.    (b)    The provisions of Maryland Rule 15–901 relating to an action for a change of name do not apply to a change of name under this section.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  7-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 7 - Divorce|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.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  7-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 7 - Divorce|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 shall consider:        (1)    the financial resources and financial needs of both parties; and        (2)    whether there was substantial justification for prosecuting or defending the proceeding.    (d)    Upon a finding by the court that there was an absence of substantial justification of a party for prosecuting or defending the proceeding, and absent a finding by the court of good cause to the contrary, the court shall award to the other party the reasonable and necessary expense of prosecuting or defending the proceeding.    (e)    The court may award reimbursement for any reasonable and necessary expense that has previously been paid.    (f)    As to any amount awarded for counsel fees, the court may:        (1)    order that the amount awarded be paid directly to the lawyer; and        (2)    enter judgment in favor of the lawyer.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  11-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 11 - Alimony|Section 11-101 - Award -- in General

    (a)    The court may award alimony:        (1)    on a bill of complaint for alimony; or        (2)    as a part of a decree that grants:            (i)    an annulment;            (ii)    a limited divorce; or            (iii)    an absolute divorce.    (b)    The court may award alimony to either party.    (c)    If a final disposition as to alimony has been made in an agreement between the parties, the court is bound by that agreement as the agreement relates to alimony.    (d)    Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, the court may not award alimony on a bill of complaint for alimony to the spouse of a resident in a related institution as defined in § 19-301 of the Health - General Article, if the petitioner attempts to satisfy the separation grounds for divorce under §§ 7-102 and 7-103 of this article based on the spouse’s residence in the related institution.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  11-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 11 - Alimony|Section 11-102 - Award -- Alimony Pendente Lite

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, in a proceeding for divorce, alimony, or annulment of marriage, the court may award alimony pendente lite to either party.    (b)    The court may not award alimony pendente lite in a proceeding for alimony on a bill of complaint for alimony to the spouse of a resident in a related institution as defined in § 19-301 of the Health - General Article if the petitioner attempts to satisfy the separation grounds for divorce under §§ 7-102 and 7-103 of this article based on the spouse’s residence in a related institution.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  11-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 11 - Alimony|Section 11-103 - Award -- Existence of Ground for Divorce

    The existence of a ground for divorce against the party seeking alimony is not an automatic bar to the court awarding alimony to that party.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  11-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 11 - Alimony|Section 11-104 - Award -- Against Nonresident Defendant

    (a)    In a proceeding for a limited or absolute divorce, the court may award to the plaintiff alimony as a part of a decree granting a divorce or alimony pendente lite, if:        (1)    the bill of complaint asks for alimony and says that the defendant owns property in this State; and        (2)    the court lacks or is unable to exercise personal jurisdiction over the defendant.    (b)    Any alimony or alimony pendente lite that is awarded under this section is payable only from the property referred to in the bill of complaint or the proceeds of that property. The court may pass any order regarding the property that is necessary to make the award effective.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  11-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 11 - Alimony|Section 11-105 - Award -- Following Decree by Another Jurisdiction

    If an annulment or a limited or absolute divorce has been granted by a court in another jurisdiction, a court in this State may award alimony to either party if:         (1)    the court in the other jurisdiction lacked or did not exercise personal jurisdiction over the party seeking alimony; and        (2)    the party seeking alimony was domiciled in this State at least 1 year before the annulment or divorce was granted.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  11-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 11 - Alimony|Section 11-106 - Award -- Determination of Amount and Duration

    (a)    (1)    The court shall determine the amount of and the period for an award of alimony.        (2)    The court may award alimony for a period beginning from the filing of the pleading that requests alimony.        (3)    At the conclusion of the period of the award of alimony, no further alimony shall accrue.    (b)    In making the determination, the court shall consider all the factors necessary for a fair and equitable award, including:        (1)    the ability of the party seeking alimony to be wholly or partly self-supporting;        (2)    the time necessary for the party seeking alimony to gain sufficient education or training to enable that party to find suitable employment;        (3)    the standard of living that the parties established during their marriage;        (4)    the duration of the marriage;        (5)    the contributions, monetary and nonmonetary, of each party to the well-being of the family;        (6)    the circumstances that contributed to the estrangement of the parties;        (7)    the age of each party;        (8)    the physical and mental condition of each party;        (9)    the ability of the party from whom alimony is sought to meet that party’s needs while meeting the needs of the party seeking alimony;        (10)    any agreement between the parties;        (11)    the financial needs and financial resources of each party, including:            (i)    all income and assets, including property that does not produce income;            (ii)    any award made under §§ 8-205 and 8-208 of this article;            (iii)    the nature and amount of the financial obligations of each party; and            (iv)    the right of each party to receive retirement benefits; and        (12)    whether the award would cause a spouse who is a resident of a related institution as defined in § 19-301 of the Health - General Article and from whom alimony is sought to become eligible for medical assistance earlier than would otherwise occur.    (c)    The court may award alimony for an indefinite period, if the court finds that:        (1)    due to age, illness, infirmity, or disability, the party seeking alimony cannot reasonably be expected to make substantial progress toward becoming self-supporting; or        (2)    even after the party seeking alimony will have made as much progress toward becoming self-supporting as can reasonably be expected, the respective standards of living of the parties will be unconscionably disparate.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  11-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 11 - Alimony|Section 11-107 - Extension of Period; Modification of Amount

    (a)    Subject to § 8-103 of this article, the court may extend the period for which alimony is awarded, if:        (1)    circumstances arise during the period that would lead to a harsh and inequitable result without an extension; and        (2)    the recipient petitions for an extension during the period.    (b)    Subject to § 8-103 of this article and on the petition of either party, the court may modify the amount of alimony awarded as circumstances and justice require.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  11-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 11 - Alimony|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.