Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 11-401
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- Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
(a) In this subtitle the following terms have the meanings indicated.
(b) “Court” means a court of law or a court of equity and includes the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland, the Court of Appeals, the Court of Special Appeals, and the District Court of Maryland.
(c) (1) “Money judgment” means a judgment determining that a specified amount of money is immediately payable to the judgment creditor.
(2) “Money judgment” does not include a judgment mandating the payment of money.