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2022 Maryland Statutes
Family Law
Title 8 - Deeds, Agreements, and Settlements Between Spouses; Property Disposition in Divorce and Annulment
Subtitle 1 - Deeds, Agreements, and Settlements Between Spouses
Section 8-105 - Power of Court to Enforce or Modify Provisions
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MD. Family Law Code § 8-105 (2022)
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(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(2) The court may enforce by power of contempt or as an independent contract not superseded by the divorce decree the provisions of a deed, agreement, or settlement that contain language that the deed, agreement, or settlement is incorporated but not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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