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Code · Maryland · Family Law

§ 5-1401

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§5–1401.
(a)In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)“Nonconsensual sexual conduct” means an act committed by a respondent against the other parent that is prohibited under:
(1)§ 3–303 or § 3–304(a)(1) or
(2)of the Criminal Law Article; or
(2)§ 3–323 of the Criminal Law Article, if the other parent is a minor and the respondent was at least 4 years older than the other parent at the time of the act.
(c)“Respondent” means the parent against whom an action for termination of parental rights is filed under this subtitle.
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