Md. Code, Family Law § 7-104
This is the official text of Md. Code, Family Law § 7-104, part of Maryland’s Code, Family Law — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§7–104.
Official statutory text
(a) In and of itself neither of the following is a defense to or a bar to a divorce:
(1) an unaccepted offer of reconciliation by a spouse; or
(2) a rejected attempt at reconciliation by a spouse.
(b) In and of itself neither of the following is a defense to, a bar to, or a ground for a divorce:
(1) the refusal of a spouse to accept an offer of reconciliation made by the other spouse; or
(2) the rejection by a spouse of an attempt at reconciliation made by the other spouse.
(1) an unaccepted offer of reconciliation by a spouse; or
(2) a rejected attempt at reconciliation by a spouse.
(b) In and of itself neither of the following is a defense to, a bar to, or a ground for a divorce:
(1) the refusal of a spouse to accept an offer of reconciliation made by the other spouse; or
(2) the rejection by a spouse of an attempt at reconciliation made by the other spouse.
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