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§ 5-206. Right to sue for seduction or wrongful injury of minor

West's Annotated Code of MarylandFamily Law

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Family Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 5. Children (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Parent and Child (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Family Law, § 5-206
§ 5-206. Right to sue for seduction or wrongful injury of minor
Currentness
Parent's right to sue
(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.
Scope of section
(b) This section does not affect any provision of the Maryland Workers' Compensation Act.1

Credits

Added by Acts 1984, c. 296, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1991 c. 21, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.
Formerly Art. 72A, § 3.

Footnotes

1
Labor and Employment, § 9-101 et seq.
MD Code, Family Law, § 5-206, MD FAMILY § 5-206
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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