48 Md. App. 307 - Ward v. Ward’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
16 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 16 later decisions — most recently January 2000
16 state decisions
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“"(a) In granting an absolute divorce or annulment, or at any time within 90 days thereafter, if in its decree granting the divorce or annulment the court has expressly reserved the power to do so, the court shall determine which property is marital property if the division of property is an issue. Family use personal property or the family home shall not be considered marital property so long as it is the subject of a use and possession order. "(b) The court shall determine the value of all marital property. After making the determination, the court may grant a monetary award as an adjustment of the equities and rights of the parties concerning marital property, whether or not alimony is awarded. The amount of the award and the method of its payment shall be determined 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 spouse; "(3) The economic circumstances of each spouse at the time the award is to be made; "(4) The circumstances and facts which contributed to the estrangement of the parties; "(5) The duration of the marriage,; "(6) The age and the physical and mental condition of the parties; "(7) How and when specific marital property was acquired, including the effort expended by each party in accumulating the marital property; "(8) Any award or other provision which the court has made under this Subtitle 6A with respect to famil”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“On the other hand, if the disposition were made pursuant to § 3-6A-05, 8 it was equally erroneous. As its caption suggests, that section permits the chancellor to grant a monetary award in adjustment of the parties’ rights in marital property, but only after the court has first determined the value of all marital property, and then considered each of the nine factors specified. But the chancellor’s Order did not contain, or amount to, any monetary award per se. The reduction of appellant’s title interest, from one-half to a $10,000 fixed sum, will not suffice.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“(a)(2) When the court grants an annulment or an absolute divorce, the court may resolve any dispute between the parties with respect to the ownership of real property. (3)(b) When the court determines the ownership of personal or real property, the court may: (1) grant a decree that states what the ownership interest of each party is and (2) as to any property owned by both of the parties, order a partition or a sale instead of partition and a division of the proceeds.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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