Maryland Family Law Section 11-112

Article - Family Law

§ 11-112.

      When granting a limited divorce, an absolute divorce, or an annulment, if the court finds from the testimony of 2 or more physicians competent in psychiatry that 1 of the parties is permanently and incurably insane with no hope of recovery, then, notwithstanding any agreement between the parties, the court may require a party to:

            (1)      pay alimony or support for the benefit of the insane party;

            (2)      pay a lump sum, based on the life expectancy of the insane party and the financial condition of the other party, together with the insane party's reasonable funeral expenses; or

            (3)      give bond to this State conditioned on the payment for:

                  (i)      the care and support of the insane party for the rest of the insane party's life; and

                  (ii)      the insane party's reasonable funeral expenses.



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