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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 296

Defined terms: "Family home" § 8-201
"Family use personal property" § 8-201
"Marital property" § 8-201

8-211. SAME -- NOT EVIDENCE OF CONSTRUCTIVE DESERTION.

AN ORDER, AWARD, OR DECREE UNDER §§ 8-207 THROUGH 8-209 OF
THIS SUBTITLE MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED AS EVIDENCE OF CONSTRUCTIVE
DESERTION.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly appeared as CJ §
3-6A-08(c).

The only changes are in style.

8-212. EXERCISE OF POWERS AFTER FOREIGN DIVORCE OR ANNULMENT.

IF AN ANNULMENT OR A DIVORCE HAS BEEN GRANTED BY A COURT IN
A FOREIGN JURISDICTION, A COURT IN THIS STATE MAY EXERCISE THE
POWERS UNDER THIS SUBTITLE IF:

(1)   1 OF THE PARTIES WAS DOMICILED IN THIS STATE WHEN
THE FOREIGN PROCEEDING WAS COMMENCED; AND

(2)  THE COURT IN THE OTHER JURISDICTION LACKED OR DID
NOT EXERCISE PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER THE PARTY DOMICILED IN
THIS STATE OR JURISDICTION OVER THE PROPERTY AT ISSUE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly appeared as CJ §
3-6A-02.

The only changes are in style.

8-213. ENFORCEMENT.

(A)  ENFORCEMENT UNDER MARYLAND RULES.

ANY ORDER, AWARD, OR DECREE ENTERED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE MAY
BE ENFORCED UNDER THE MARYLAND RULES.

(B)  APPEAL.

ANY DECREE OF ANNULMENT OR OF LIMITED OR ABSOLUTE DIVORCE IN
WHICH THE COURT RESERVES ANY POWER UNDER THIS SUBTITLE IS FINAL
AND SUBJECT TO APPEAL IN ALL OTHER RESPECTS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former CJ § 3-6A-08(a)
and (d).

In subsection (b) of this section, the phrase "any
power under this subtitle" is substituted for the
former phrase "the power to exercise in any respect
the authority conferred by this subtitle", for
brevity.