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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 Repealed. 1981, No. 247 (Adj.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 Repealed. 1971, No. 185 (Adj.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 Repealed. 1971, No. 185 (Adj.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 Repealed. 1971, No. 185 (Adj.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 Repealed. 1985, No. 180 (Adj.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 Repealed. 1985, No. 181 (Adj.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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