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Title 15: Domestic Relations

Chapter 011: Annulment and Divorce

  • Subchapter 001: ANNULMENT
  •    § 511. Void civil marriages; consanguinity, affinity, or living spouse

  •    § 512. Voidable civil marriages-Grounds for annulment generally

  •    § 513. Party under age of 16 years

  •    § 514. Party is mentally incapable of entering into civil marriage

  •    § 515. Party physically incapacitated

  •    § 516. Force or fraud

  •    § 517. Custody and maintenance of issue

  •    § 518. Declarations of parties not sufficient proof

  •    § 519. Decree of nullity

  •    § 520. Children of civil marriage annulled


  • Subchapter 002: DIVORCE
  •    § 551. Grounds for divorce from bond of matrimony

  •    § 552. Reconciliation

  •    § 553. Collusion

  •    § 554. Decrees nisi

  •    § 555. Legal separation

  •    §§ 556, 557. Repealed. 1981, No. 247 (Adj. Sess.), § 18.

  •    § 558. Spouse allowed to take prior name

  •    § 559. Change of children's names

  •    § 560. Remarriage

  •    § 561. Repealed. 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 237, eff. March 29, 1972.

  •    § 562. Recrimination

  •    § 563. Condonation


  • Subchapter 003: PROCEEDINGS GENERALLY
  •    § 591. Jurisdiction and power of courts

  •    § 592. Residence

  •    § 593. Place for bringing action; caption of divorce action

  •    § 594. Representation and testimony of child

  •    § 594a. Temporary relief

  •    §§ 595-602. Repealed. 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 237, eff. March 29, 1972.

  •    § 603. Contempt

  •    § 604. Costs on motion to revise

  •    § 605. Repealed. 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 237, eff. March 29, 1972.

  •    § 606. Action to recover maintenance, child support, and suit money; sanction for noncompliance

  •    § 607. Action by attorney to recover suit money

  •    § 631. Generally

  •    § 632. Jurisdiction; guardian ad litem for libelee with a mental incapacity

  •    § 633. Duty of State's Attorney

  •    § 634. Alimony; distribution of property; care and custody of children

  •    § 635. Support of defendant

  •    § 636. Filing certified copies of orders with court which committed party with a mental condition or psychiatric disability

  •    § 637. Costs and expenses


  • Subchapter 003A: CHILD CUSTODY AND SUPPORT
  •    § 650. Legislative findings and purpose

  •    §§ 651, 652. Repealed. 1985, No. 180 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. April 1, 1987.

  •    § 652. Repealed. 1985, No. 181 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.

  •    § 653. Definitions

  •    § 654. Support guideline

  •    § 655. Total child support obligation

  •    § 656. Computation of parental support obligation

  •    § 656a. Adjustment for additional dependents

  •    § 657. Shared or split physical custody

  •    § 658. Support

  •    § 659. Child support order

  •    § 660. Modification

  •    § 661. Child support maintenance supplement

  •    § 662. Income statements

  •    § 663. Support orders; required contents

  •    § 664. Definitions

  •    § 665. Rights and responsibilities order; best interests of the child

  •    § 665a. Conditions of parent-child contact in cases involving domestic violence

  •    § 666. Agreements between parents

  •    § 667. Evidence

  •    § 668. Modification of order

  •    § 668a. Enforcement of visitation

  •    § 669. Guardian ad litem

  •    § 670. Access to records


  • Subchapter 004: ORDERS PENDING LIBEL
  •    §§ 671-675. Repealed. 1981, No. 247 (Adj. Sess.), § 18.


  • Subchapter 004A: MILITARY PARENTS' RIGHTS ACT
  •    § 681. Definitions

  •    § 682. Final order; modification

  •    § 683. Temporary modification

  •    § 684. Emergency motion to modify; permanent modification

  •    § 685. Testimony and evidence

  •    § 686. No existing final order

  •    § 687. Duty to cooperate and disclose information

  •    § 688. Failure to exercise parent-child contact rights

  •    § 689. Attorney's fees


  • Subchapter 005: ENFORCEMENT OF LIENS
  •    § 711. Sale of property

  •    § 712. Whole of real estate may be sold

  •    § 713. Execution

  •    § 714. Disposition of proceeds

  •    § 715. Subsequent default


  • Subchapter 006: PROPERTY SETTLEMENT; MAINTENANCE
  •    § 751. Property settlement

  •    § 752. Maintenance

  •    § 753. Conveyance of realty after legal separation

  •    § 754. Judgment effective to convey real estate

  •    § 755. Judge out of office may sign judgment for maintenance

  •    § 756. Court may order money paid to trustees

  •    § 757. Security for payment

  •    § 758. Revision of judgment relating to maintenance

  •    §§ 759- 761. Repealed. 1973, No. 201 (Adj. Sess.), § 12.

  •    §§ 760-761. Repealed. 1981, No. 247 (Adj. Sess.), § 18.

  •    § 762. Insurance benefits


  • Subchapter 007: CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
  •    § 780. Definitions

  •    § 781. Withholding wages upon issuance or modification of support order after July 1, 1990

  •    § 782. Expedited procedure for wage withholding

  •    § 783. Wage withholding; notice and hearing

  •    § 784. Repealed. 1985, No. 63 § 22(1).

  •    § 785. Wage withholding orders

  •    § 786. Obligee's responsibility

  •    § 787. Employer's responsibility; compensation

  •    § 788. Parent's responsibility

  •    § 789. Wage withholding exemptions; priorities and limitations

  •    § 790. Employee protected; penalty

  •    § 791. Arrearage judgment lien

  •    § 792. Lottery offset

  •    § 793. Credit reporting

  •    § 794. Tax offsets

  •    § 795. Licenses or governmental contracts

  •    § 796. Assets held in escrow

  •    § 797. Civil penalties

  •    § 798. Enforcement of child support orders; suspension of licenses

  •    § 799. Trustee process

  •    § 800. Contract with sheriff for service of civil process


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