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Ch. 491
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LAWS OF MARYLAND
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1496
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CHAPTER 491
(House Bill 1381)
AN ACT concerning
Grounds for Absolute Divorce - Statutory Separation
Divorce and Annulment
FOR the purpose of reducing the period of time during which the
parties must continuously live separate and apart without
cohabitation before filing an application for absolute
divorce on the grounds of statutory separation; repealing
certain grounds for divorce; providing that condonation and
recrimination do not bar divorce on certain grounds, but
that recrimination is a factor for the court to consider in
granting a divorce on a certain ground; conferring certain
powers on the court in granting a divorce a mensa et thoro;
providing that the court may issue certain orders if the
court finds that one of the parties to a divorce or
annulment is insane under certain circumstances; generally
relating to divorce and annulment; and providing for the
prospective effect of this Act
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 16 - Chancery
Section 24, 25, 26, and 26A
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1981 Replacement Volume and 1982 Supplement)
BY adding to
Article 16 - Chancery
Section 26A
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1981 Replacement Volume and 1982 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
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Article 16 - Chancery
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Upon a hearing of any bill for divorce, the court may
decree a divorce a vinculo matrimonii for the following causes,
to wit: first, the impotence of either party at the time of the
marriage; secondly, for any cause which by the laws of this
State, render a marriage null and void ab initio; thirdly, for
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