WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 589

(c) The court may modify any provision of a deed,

agreement, or settlement with respect to alimony or spousal
support executed on or after April 13, 1976, regardless of how
the provision is stated, unless there is:

(1) an express waiver of alimony or spousal support;
or

(2) a provision that specifically states that the
provisions with respect to alimony or spousal support are not
subject to any court modification.

8-103.1.

(A) A COURT MAY ENFORCE, INCLUDING BY POWER OF CONTEMPT,
ANY PROVISION OF A DEED, AN AGREEMENT OR SETTLEMENT THAT IS:

(1) PART OF A PROPERTY SETTLEMENT; AND

(2) INCORPORATED, WHETHER OR NOT MERGED, INTO THE A
JUDGMENT OR DIVORCE.

(B) A COURT MAY MODIFY ANY PROVISION OF A DEED, AN
AGREEMENT, OR SETTLEMENT THAT IS:

(1) INCORPORATED, WHETHER OR NOT MERGED, INTO A
JUDGMENT OF DIVORCE; AND

(2) SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION UNDER § 8-103 OF THIS
SUBTITLE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall

be construed retroactively and shall be applied to and

interpreted to affect those judgments and deeds, agreements or
settlements incorporated into judgments that contain provisions
subject to this Act and are in existence prior to the effective
date of this Act.

8-105.

(A) THE COURT MAY ENFORCE BY POWER OF CONTEMPT THE
PROVISIONS OF A DEED, AGREEMENT, OR SETTLEMENT THAT ARE MERGED
INTO A DIVORCE DECREE.---------------------------------------------

(B) THE COURT MAY ENFORCE BY POWER OF CONTEMPT OR AS AN
INDEPENDENT CONTRACT NOT SUPERSEDED BY THE DIVORCE DECREE THE
PROVISIONS OF A DEED, AGREEMENT, OR SETTLEMENT THAT CONTAIN
LANGUAGE THAT THE DEED, AGREEMENT, OR SETTLEMENT IS INCORPORATED
BUT NOT MERGED INTO A DIVORCE DECREE.------------------------------

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