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§ 8-203. Determination of marital property

West's Annotated Code of MarylandFamily Law

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Family Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 8. Deeds, Agreements, and Settlements Between Spouses; Property Disposition in Divorce and Annulment (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Property Disposition in Annulment and Divorce (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Family Law, § 8-203
§ 8-203. Determination of marital property
Currentness
Determination of marital property
(a) In a proceeding for an annulment or an absolute divorce, if there is a dispute as to whether certain property is marital property, the court shall determine which property is marital property:
(1) when the court grants an annulment or an absolute divorce;
(2) within 90 days after the court grants an annulment or divorce, if the court expressly reserves in the annulment or divorce decree the power to make the determination; or
(3) after the 90-day period if:
(i) the court expressly reserves in the annulment or divorce decree the power to make the determination;
(ii) during the 90-day period, the court extends the time for making the determination; and
(iii) the parties consent to the extension.
Consideration of military pension
(b) In this subtitle a military pension shall be considered in the same manner as any other pension or retirement benefit.

Credits

Added by Acts 1984, c. 296, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 174, § 1, eff. July 1, 1986; Acts 2004, c. 457, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004.
MD Code, Family Law, § 8-203, MD FAMILY § 8-203
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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