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MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  4-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 4 - Spouses|Subtitle 2 - Spouses' and Third Persons' Rights|Section 4-206 - Effect on Third Person of Property Transfer From Husband to Wife

    (a)    Whenever any interest or estate of any kind in any property, real, personal, or mixed, within this State, has been or is sold, conveyed, assigned, mortgaged, leased, transferred, or delivered by a husband, directly or indirectly, to his wife, and has been or subsequently is sold, conveyed, assigned, mortgaged, leased, transferred, or delivered by the wife and husband during their marriage, or by the wife after the marriage ends, or has been or subsequently is devised or bequeathed by the wife during the marriage or after the marriage ends, the fact of the previous sale, conveyance, assignment, mortgage, lease, or delivery by the husband, directly or indirectly to his wife, shall not be considered or taken at law or in equity to have given, preserved, or reserved, nor to give, preserve, or reserve to any present creditor of the husband, because of any debt, obligation, claim, or demand whatsoever, any other or greater right, lien, or cause of action against the interest or estate, or against any third person or the person’s heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, than the creditors would have had in case the interest or estate had been sold, conveyed, assigned, mortgaged, leased, transferred, delivered, devised, or bequeathed by the husband directly or indirectly to the third person.    (b)    The fact of the previous sale, conveyance, assignment, mortgage, lease, or delivery by the husband, directly or indirectly, to his wife, or the recital of it, in any instrument of writing, shall not be considered or taken at law or in equity to give or impart, nor to have given or imparted, notice to any third person or the person’s heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, of the existence or of the possibility or probability of the existence of any present creditor of the husband.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  4-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 4 - Spouses|Subtitle 3 - Spouses' Liabilities|Section 4-301 - Protection From Liability for Spouse's Obligations

    (a)    (1)    An individual is not liable for:            (i)    any debt contracted by the individual’s spouse before the marriage; or            (ii)    any claim or demand against the spouse that arose before the marriage.        (2)    The debtor spouse and that spouse’s property are liable for the debt as if the marriage had not occurred.    (b)    A husband is not liable:        (1)    for a tort that is committed:            (i)    separately by his wife; and            (ii)    without his participation or sanction; or        (2)    on a contract made by his wife in her own name and on her own responsibility.    (c)    A judgment or decree in a proceeding under § 4-205(b) of this title shall:        (1)    be passed against the wife only; and        (2)    operate only on the property she owned individually before or after the marriage.    (d)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the property that a woman owns at the time of her marriage, or acquires after her marriage, is not liable for the payment of her husband’s debts.        (2)    (i)    A transfer of property between spouses is invalid if made in prejudice of the rights of present creditors.            (ii)    A claim under this paragraph shall be asserted within 3 years after the transfer or be barred absolutely.            (iii)    For purposes of this paragraph, all claims are considered due and matured.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  4-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 4 - Spouses|Subtitle 4 - Services to Families With Children|Section 4-401 - Legislative Policy

    The General Assembly declares:         (1)    that it is the policy of this State to promote family stability, to preserve family unity, and to help families achieve and maintain self-reliance by:            (i)    responding to financial and family crisis through direct provision of family counseling and supportive services; and            (ii)    referral to appropriate community resources; and        (2)    this State has the responsibility to provide services that prevent the kind of family dissolution and breakdown that requires protective services or out-of-home placement.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  4-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 4 - Spouses|Subtitle 4 - Services to Families With Children|Section 4-402 - Program Established

    (a)    (1)    To implement the policies set forth in this subtitle, the Secretary shall establish in each local department a program of services to families with children.        (2)    The program shall be available to:            (i)    those families who are receiving temporary cash assistance or Supplemental Security Income; and            (ii)    those families whose gross income is 80% or less of this State’s median income adjusted for family size in accordance with regulations adopted by the Social Services Administration.    (b)    For purposes of this subtitle, services to families with children are:        (1)    functional services to help a family resolve a situational crisis brought on by catastrophe, deprivation of income, lack of shelter, physical illness, mental illness, death, desertion, or abandonment;        (2)    family counseling:            (i)    to resolve marital conflict, familial conflict, and parent-child relationship problems; and            (ii)    to teach child care and development and parenting skills;        (3)    information and referral services to teach families how to locate and use community services, including health care services; and        (4)    home management services to teach the management of household duties and responsibilities, including budgeting skills.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  4-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 4 - Spouses|Subtitle 4 - Services to Families With Children|Section 4-403 - Duties of Department of Human Services

    (a)    The Department of Human Services shall continue to develop and maintain a program to carry out the purposes of this subtitle in each local department.    (b)    In implementing the program, the Department of Human Services shall:        (1)    adopt, by regulation, guidelines for implementing the program in each local department;        (2)    continuously monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the program; and        (3)    to the extent possible, coordinate for families with children the delivery of child care, health, educational, mental health, employment, housing, and crisis services provided by public and private agencies.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  4-701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 4 - Spouses|Subtitle 7 - Local Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams|Section 4-701 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Abuse” has the meaning stated in § 4-501(b)(1) of this title.    (c)    “Domestic violence” means abuse occurring between:        (1)    current or former spouses or cohabitants;        (2)    persons who have a child in common; or        (3)    persons currently or formerly involved in a dating relationship.    (d)    “Domestic violence program” is a program established in accordance with § 4-515 of this title.    (e)    “Local team” means the multidisciplinary and multiagency domestic violence fatality review team established for a county in accordance with this subtitle.    (f)    “Serious physical injury” has the meaning stated in § 3-201 of the Criminal Law Article.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  4-702 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 4 - Spouses|Subtitle 7 - Local Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams|Section 4-702 - Teams Authorized

    (a)    A county is authorized to establish a domestic violence fatality review team.    (b)    In a county, the State’s Attorney, the head of the primary law enforcement agency, or the director of the domestic violence program may organize a local team.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  4-703 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 4 - Spouses|Subtitle 7 - Local Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams|Section 4-703 - Composition of Team

    (a)    The members of a local team shall be drawn from the following persons, organizations, agencies, and areas of expertise, from within the county, as available:        (1)    domestic violence service providers;        (2)    law enforcement agencies;        (3)    the State’s Attorney’s office;        (4)    the local health department;        (5)    the local department of social services;        (6)    the domestic violence coordinating council;        (7)    batterer intervention services providers;        (8)    the Division of Parole and Probation;        (9)    hospitals;        (10)    judges of the District Court and circuit courts;        (11)    clerks of the District Court and circuit courts;        (12)    the Chief Medical Examiner’s office;        (13)    survivors of domestic violence; and        (14)    any other person necessary to the work of the local team, recommended by the local team.    (b)    The members described under subsection (a)(1) through (12) of this section may designate representatives from their departments or offices to represent them on the local team.    (c)    Each local team shall elect a chair by majority vote from among its members.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  4-704 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 4 - Spouses|Subtitle 7 - Local Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams|Section 4-704 - Purpose

    (a)    The purpose of a local team is to prevent deaths related to domestic violence by:        (1)    promoting cooperation and coordination among agencies involved in:            (i)    investigating deaths related to domestic violence; or            (ii)    providing services to victims of domestic violence, abusers, or surviving family members;        (2)    developing an understanding of the causes and incidence of deaths related to domestic violence in the county; and        (3)    developing plans for and recommending changes within the agencies the members represent.    (b)    To achieve its purpose, a local team shall:        (1)    establish and implement a protocol for the local team;        (2)    as provided in subsection (c) of this section, review fatalities and cases of serious physical injury related to domestic violence that have occurred in the county;        (3)    meet on a regular basis as determined by the local team, at least annually, to:            (i)    review the status of domestic violence fatality cases in the county;            (ii)    recommend actions to improve coordination of services and investigations among member agencies; and            (iii)    recommend actions within the member agencies to prevent deaths related to domestic violence; and        (4)    provide reports that include recommendations:            (i)    to improve coordination of services and investigations;            (ii)    to implement changes recommended by the local team within member agencies; and            (iii)    on needed changes to State and local law, policy, and practice to prevent deaths related to domestic violence.    (c)    (1)    In accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection, a local team shall determine the number and types of cases the team will review.        (2)    A local team may review criminal cases only at the conclusion of the case in trial court or after the investigation of a suicide has been closed.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  4-705 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 4 - Spouses|Subtitle 7 - Local Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams|Section 4-705 - Access to Information

    On request of the chair of a local team and as necessary to carry out the local team’s purpose and duties under this subtitle, the local team shall be immediately provided:         (1)    with access to information and records by a provider of medical care, including dental and mental health care, regarding a person whose death or serious physical injury is being reviewed by the local team; and        (2)    access to all information and records maintained by any State or local government agency, including birth certificates, law enforcement investigative information, medical examiner investigative information, parole and probation information and records, and information and records of a social services agency that provided services to the person or the person’s family.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  4-706 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 4 - Spouses|Subtitle 7 - Local Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams|Section 4-706 - Closed and Public Meetings; Violations

    (a)    Meetings of a local team shall be closed to the public and not subject to Title 3 of the General Provisions Article when the local team is discussing individual cases.    (b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, meetings of a local team shall be open to the public and subject to Title 3 of the General Provisions Article when the local team is not discussing individual cases.    (c)    (1)    Information identifying a deceased person, a family member, or an alleged or suspected perpetrator of abuse may not be disclosed during a public meeting.        (2)    Information regarding the involvement of any agency, organization, or person with a deceased person or the person’s family may not be disclosed during a public meeting.    (d)    This section does not prohibit a local team from requesting the attendance at a team meeting of a person who has information relevant to the exercise of the team’s purpose and duties under this subtitle.    (e)    A violation of this section is a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or both.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  4-707 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 4 - Spouses|Subtitle 7 - Local Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams|Section 4-707 - Confidentiality

    (a)    Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, all information and records acquired by a local team in the exercise of its purpose and duties under this subtitle:        (1)    are confidential;        (2)    are exempt from disclosure under Title 4 of the General Provisions Article; and        (3)    may only be disclosed as necessary to carry out the local team’s duties and purposes.    (b)    Statistical compilations of data that do not contain any information that would permit the identification of any person to be ascertained are public records.    (c)    Reports of a local team that do not contain any information that would permit the identification of any person to be ascertained are public information.    (d)    Except as necessary to carry out a local team’s purpose and duties under this subtitle, members of a local team and persons attending a local team meeting may not disclose:        (1)    what transpired at a meeting closed to the public under § 4-706 of this subtitle; or        (2)    any information the disclosure of which is prohibited by this section.    (e)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, members of a local team, persons attending a local team meeting, and persons who present information to a local team may not be questioned in any civil or criminal proceeding regarding information presented in or opinions formed as a result of a meeting.        (2)    A person may testify to information obtained independently of the local team or that is public information.    (f)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, information, documents, and records of a local team are not subject to subpoena, discovery, or introduction into evidence in any civil or criminal proceeding.        (2)    Information, documents, and records otherwise available from other sources are not immune from subpoena, discovery, or introduction into evidence through those sources solely because they were presented during proceedings of a local team or are maintained by a local team.    (g)    A violation of this section is a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or both.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 1 - Definitions|Section 5-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Adoptive parent” means an individual who completes adoption of another individual.    (c)    “Child placement agency” means:        (1)    a local department; or        (2)    a private agency that is licensed by the Social Services Administration of the Department under § 5–507 of this title, or by a comparable governmental unit of another state, to place children.    (d)    “Crime of violence”:        (1)    has the meaning stated in § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article; or        (2)    as to a crime committed in another state, means a crime that, if committed in this State, would be a crime of violence as defined in § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article.    (e)    “Department” means the State Department of Human Services.    (f)    “Disability” means:        (1)    alcohol dependence, as defined in § 8–101 of the Health – General Article;        (2)    drug dependence, as defined in § 8–101 of the Health – General Article;        (3)    a mental disorder, as defined in § 10–101 of the Health – General Article; or        (4)    intellectual disability, as defined in § 7–101 of the Health – General Article.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 2 - Parent and Child|Section 5-201 - Scope of Subtitle

    This subtitle does not affect any law that relates to the appointment of a third person as guardian of the person of a minor child because:         (1)    the child’s parents are unsuitable; or        (2)    the child’s interest would be affected adversely if the child remains under the natural guardianship of either of the child’s parents.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 2 - Parent and Child|Section 5-202 - Child of Void Marriage

    When a criminal or equity court of this State annuls a marriage, or when an equity court of this State decrees an absolute divorce for a reason that makes the marriage void ab initio, the court in the decree shall declare each child of the marriage to be a legitimate child of the parties to the marriage.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 2 - Parent and Child|Section 5-203 - Natural Guardianship; Powers and Duties of Parents; Support Obligations of Grandparents; Award of Custody to Parent

    (a)    (1)    The parents are the joint natural guardians of their minor child.        (2)    A parent is the sole natural guardian of the minor child if the other parent:            (i)    dies;            (ii)    abandons the family; or            (iii)    is incapable of acting as a parent.    (b)    The parents of a minor child, as defined in § 1–103 of the General Provisions Article:        (1)    are jointly and severally responsible for the child’s support, care, nurture, welfare, and education; and        (2)    have the same powers and duties in relation to the child.    (c)    If one or both parents of a minor child is an unemancipated minor, the parents of that minor parent are jointly and severally responsible for any child support for a grandchild that is a recipient of temporary cash assistance to the extent that the minor parent has insufficient financial resources to fulfill the child support responsibility of the minor parent.    (d)    (1)    If the parents live apart, a court may award custody of a minor child to either parent or joint custody to both parents.        (2)    Neither parent is presumed to have any right to custody that is superior to the right of the other parent.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 2 - Parent and Child|Section 5-204 - Domicile of Minor Child

    (a)    (1)    If a minor child has only 1 parent, the domicile of the child is the same as that of the parent.        (2)    If the parents of a minor child live together, and the child lives with them, the domicile of the child is the same as that of the parents.    (b)    If the parents of a minor child live apart, the domicile of the child is the same as that of:        (1)    the parent to whom custody is awarded; or        (2)    if custody has not been awarded, the parent with whom the child lives.    (c)    If a minor child does not live with either parent, the domicile of the child is the same as that of the person who acts in the capacity of a parent.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 2 - Parent and Child|Section 5-205 - Right to Services and Earnings of Minor Child

    One parent, to the exclusion of the other parent, is entitled to the services and earnings of a minor child if:         (1)    that parent has been awarded custody of the child; or        (2)    the other parent has abandoned the child or is dead.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 2 - Parent and Child|Section 5-206 - Right to Sue for Seduction or Wrongful Injury of Minor Child

    (a)    One parent, to the exclusion of the other parent, may sue for the loss of services and earnings of the parent’s minor child if:        (1)    the loss was caused by:            (i)    the seduction of the child; or            (ii)    an injury wrongfully or negligently inflicted on the child; and        (2)    that parent has been awarded custody of the child or the other parent has abandoned the child or is dead.    (b)    This section does not affect any provision of the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Act.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-4A-01 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 4A - Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance|Section 5-4A-01 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Administration” means the Social Services Administration of the Department.    (c)    “Adoption assistance state” means the state that is signatory to an adoption assistance agreement in a particular case.    (d)    “Residence state” means the state where the child lives.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-4A-02 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 4A - Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance|Section 5-4A-02 - Legislative Findings; Purposes of Subtitle

    (a)    The General Assembly finds that:        (1)    locating adoptive families for children who are eligible to receive State assistance and assuring the protection of the interests of the children affected during the entire assistance period requires special measures when the adoptive parents move to other states or are residents of another state; and        (2)    providing medical and other necessary services for children, with State assistance, is more difficult when the services are provided in other states.    (b)    The purposes of this subtitle are to:        (1)    authorize the Administration to enter into interstate agreements with agencies of other states for the protection of children on whose behalf adoption assistance is being provided; and        (2)    provide procedures for interstate adoption assistance payments, including medical payments.