195 Md. App. 72 - Brown v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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1. “(a) Grant of award. -(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, after the court determines which property is marital property, and the value of the marital property, the court may ... grant a monetary award ... as an adjustment of the equities and rights of the parties concerning marital property .... * * * (b) Factors in determining amount and method of payment or terms of transfer. -The court shall determine the amount * and the method of payment of a monetary award ... after considering each of the following factors: (1) the contributions, monetary and nonmonetary, of each party to the well-being of the family; (2) the value of all property interests of each party; (3) the economic circumstances of each party at the time the award is to be made; (4) the circumstances that contributed to the estrangement of the parties; (5) the duration of the marriage; (6) the age of each party; (7) the physical and mental condition of each party; (8) how and when specific marital property or interest in property described in subsection (a)(2) of this section, was acquired, including the effort expended by each party in accumulating the marital property or the interest in property described in subsection (a)(2) of this section, or both; (9) the contribution by either party of property described in § 8-201(e)(3) of this subtitle to the acquisition of real property held by the parties as tenants by the entirety; (10) any award of alimony and any award or other provision”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. McGeehan v. McGeehan

2. “(a) When Required. When a monetary award or other relief pursuant to Code, Family Law Article, § 8-205 is an issue, the parties shall file a joint statement listing all property owned by one or both of them.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 241 Md. App. 372 - Abdullahi v. Zanini

3. “[A]n owner of property is presumed to be qualified to testify as to his [or her] opinion of the value of property he [or she] owns,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 241 Md. App. 372 - Abdullahi v. Zanini