Md. Code, Family Law § 8-206
This is the official text of Md. Code, Family Law § 8-206, part of Maryland’s Code, Family Law — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§8–206.
Official statutory text
The court shall exercise its powers under §§ 8-207 through 8-213 of this subtitle:
(1) to enable any child of the family to continue to live in the environment and community that are familiar to the child; and
(2) to provide for the continued occupancy of the family home and possession and use of family use personal property by a party with custody of a child who has a need to live in that home.
(1) to enable any child of the family to continue to live in the environment and community that are familiar to the child; and
(2) to provide for the continued occupancy of the family home and possession and use of family use personal property by a party with custody of a child who has a need to live in that home.
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