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Before granting a
monetary award to one spouse, the Maryland Court must consider:
1) each
party’s monetary and non-monetary contributions to the family’s
well-being; 2) the value of all marital and non-marital property; 3)
each party’s economic circumstances; 4) the circumstances contributing
to the parties’ estrangement; 5) the length of marriage; 6) each party’s
age; 7) each party’s physical and mental condition; 8) how and when
marital property was acquired and each party’s effort to acquire the
property; 9) either party’s non-marital contribution to tenants by the
entirety real property; 10) any award of alimony or use and possession
of the family home or property; and 11) any other factor necessary to
make a fair and equitable monetary award.
No one factor is considered paramount. Rather, the totality of the
circumstances determines whether a monetary award is appropriate.
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