67 Md. App. 577 - Randolph v. Randolph’s Empirical Analysis

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46 state decisions

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1. “(a) Time of court action. — In a proceeding for an annulment or an absolute divorce, if there is a dispute as to whether certain property is marital property, the court shall determine which property is marital property: (1) when the court grants an annulment or an absolute divorce; (2) within 90 days after the court grants an annulment or divorce, if the court expressly reserves in the annulment or divorce decree the power to make the determination; or (3) after the 90-day period if: (i) the court expressly reserves in the annulment or divorce decree the power to make the determination; (ii) during the 90-day period, the court extends the time for making the determination; and (iii) the parties consent to the extension.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lohman v. Lohman · 71 Md. App. 22 - Williams v. Williams

2. “(a) Court to make determination.—(1) The court shall determine the amount of and the period for an award of alimony. (2) The court may award alimony for a period beginning from the filing of the pleading that requests alimony. (3) At the conclusion of the period of the award of alimony, no further alimony shall accrue. (b) Required considerations.—In making the determination, the court shall consider all the factors necessary for a fair and equitable award, including: (1) the ability of the party seeking alimony to be wholly or partly self-supporting; (2) the time necessary for the party seeking alimony to gain sufficient education or training to enable that party to find suitable employment; (3) the standard of living that the parties established during their marriage; (4) the duration of (he marriage; (5) the contributions, monetary and nonmonetary, of each party to the well-being of the family; (6) the circumstances that contributed to the estrangement of the parties; (7) the age of each party; (8) the physical and mental condition of each party; (9) the ability of the party from whom alimony is sought to meet that party's needs while meeting the needs of the party seeking alimony; (10) any agreement between the parties; (11) the financial needs and financial resources of each party, including: (i) all income and assets, including property that does not produce income; (ii) any award made under §§ 8-205 and 8-208 of this article; (iii) the nature and amount of the financia”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hiltz v. Hiltz

3. “We are troubled by the absence of evidence to support the reasonableness of the award of attorneys’ fees, particularly in view of the court’s own comments. Of course, a trial judge may make an award of counsel fees without such evidence on the basis of his own knowledge, gleaned from the record and his observations at trial, of the attorney’s services and their value. If he does so, however, particularly in a case in which bills for legal services are challenged, he ought to state the basis for his decision so it can be reviewed, if necessary, on appeal.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Kilsheimer v. Davis