Terms Used In Maryland Code, FAMILY LAW 8-202

  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(a) (1) When the court grants an annulment or a limited or absolute divorce, the court may resolve any dispute between the parties with respect to the ownership of personal property.

(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) Except as provided in § 8-205 of this subtitle, the court may not transfer the ownership of personal or real property from one party to the other.

(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.

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