Maryland Family Law Section 8-105

Article - Family Law

§ 8-105.

      (a)      (1)      The court may enforce by power of contempt the provisions of a deed, agreement, or settlement that are merged into a divorce decree.

            (2)      The court may enforce by power of contempt or as an independent contract not superseded by the divorce decree the provisions of a deed, agreement, or settlement that contain language that the deed, agreement, or settlement is incorporated but not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.

      (b)      The court may modify any provision of a deed, agreement, or settlement that is:

            (1)      incorporated, whether or not merged, into a divorce decree; and

            (2)      subject to modification under § 8-103 of this subtitle.



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