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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 794

3-6A-01. DEFINITIONS.

(A) AS USED IN THIS SUBTITLE, THE FOLLOWING WORDS
HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED:

(B)    "FAMILY HOME" IS THE PROPERTY IN THIS STATE THAT:
(1) WAS USED AS THE PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE OF THE SPOUSES WHEN
THEY LIVED TOGETHER, (2) AT THE TIME OF THE PROCEEDING IS
OWNED OF LEASED BY AT LEAST ONE OF THE SPOUSES, AND (3) IS
BEING USED OR WILL BE USED BY AT LEAST ONE OF THE SPOUSES
AND A MINOR CHILD AS HIS OR HER THEIR PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.
IT DOES NOT INCLUDE PROPERTY ACQUIRED PRIOR TO THE MARRIAGE,
PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY INHERITANCE OR GIFT FROM A THIRD PARTY.
OR PROPERTY EXCLUDED BY VALID AGREEMENT.

(C)    "FAMILY USE PERSONAL PROPERTY" IS TANGIBLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY, ACQUIRED DURING THE MARRIAGE, HOWEVER

TITLED OWNED BY EITHER__SPOUSE OR OWNED JOINTLY BY BOTH

SPOUSES, AND USED PRIMARILY FOR FAMILY PURPOSES. IT
INCLUDES MOTOR VEHICLES, FURNITURE, FURNISHINGS, AND
HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES. HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT INCLUDE PROPERTY
ACQUIRED BY INHERITANCE OR GIFT FROM A THIRD PARTY.

(D) "MINOR CHILD" INCLUDES A CHILD 18 YEARS OF AGE OR
OLDER WHO, BECAUSE OF MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY, IS
DEPENDENT UPON A PARENT.

(D) (E)             "MARITAL PROPERTY" IS ALL PROPERTY, HOWEVER

TITLED, ACQUIRED BY EITHER OR BOTH SPOUSES DURING THEIR

MARRIAGE, EXCEPT PROPERTY EXCLUDED BY A VALID AGREEMENT

BETWEEN THE PARTIES. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE PROPERTY

ACQUIRED PRIOR TO THE MARRIAGE, PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY

INHERITANCE OR GIFT FROM A THIRD PARTY, OR PROPERTY EXCLUDED
BY VALID AGREEMENT OR PROPERTY DIRECTLY TRACEABLE TO ANY OF
THESE SOURCES.                                                     

3-6A-02. EXERCISE OF POWERS AFTER FOREIGN DIVORCE OR
ANNULMENT.

A MARYLAND COURT MAY EXERCISE THE POWERS PURSUANT TO
THIS SUBTITLE AFTER A DIVORCE OR ANNULMENT HAS BEEN GRANTED
BY A COURT OF A FOREIGN JURISDICTION, IF ONE OF THE PARTIES
WAS DOMICILED IN THIS STATE WHEN THE FOREIGN PROCEEDINGS
WERE COMMENCED, AND THE FOREIGN COURT LACKED OR DID NOT
EXERCISE PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER THE OTHER PARTY PARTY
DOMICILED IN THIS STATE OR JURISDICTION OVER THE PROPERTY AT
ISSUE.

3-6A-03. PERSONAL PROPERTY AND FAMILY USE PERSONAL

PROPERTY.

(A) (1) IN GRANTING A DIVORCE OR ANNULMENT, OR AT

ANY TIME WITHIN 12 MONTHS THEREAFTER IF IN ITS DECREE

GRANTING THE DIVORCE OR ANNULMENT THE COURT HAS EXPRESSLY

RESERVED THE POWER TO DO SO, THE COURT MAY DETERMINE WHICH

PERSONAL PROPERTY IS FAMILY USE PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND WITH

RESPECT TO FAMILY USE PERSONAL PROPERTY, THE COURT MAY: