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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 154

Divorce and Annulment - Award of Family Home

FOR the purpose of providing that a family home or family
use award to one spouse may not be used as evidence of
constructive desertion against the other spouse with
respect to an absolute or limited divorce or an
annulment.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 3-6A-07

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1974 Volume and 1979 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

3-6A-07.

(a)  An order, award, or decree entered under this
subtitle may be enforced in accordance with the Maryland
rules.

(b)  Unless otherwise expressly provided by the court,
the filing of an action for limited or absolute divorce, or
annulment, whether or not specific relief under this
subtitle is requested, does not constitute lis pendens with
respect to any property of a party.

(C) AN ORDER, AWARD, OR DECREE ENTERED UNDER § 3-6A-06
OF THIS SUBTITLE MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED AS EVIDENCE OF
CONSTRUCTIVE DESERTION.

[(c)] (D) Any decree of limited or absolute divorce,
or annulment in which the court reserves the power to
exercise in any respect the authority conferred by this
subtitle shall in all other respects remain final and
subject to appeal.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1980.

Approved April 22, 1980.

CHAPTER 155
(House Bill 318)