Duskin v. Duskin

During its 1978 session the General Assembly of Maryland enacted legislation which granted equity courts authority to provide for the disposition and use of property in conjunction with a divorce or annulment. Laws of Maryland, ch. 794, § 1 (1978). This statute is now codified as Md. Cts. & Jud. Proc. Code Ann. § 3-603 and §§ 3-6A-01 to 3-6A-07 (1980 Repl. Vol., 1981 Cum. Supp.). Section 2 of chapter 794 provides that "This Act shall take effect January 1, 1979 and shall apply only to cases filed after that date.”

This appeal, from a final decree of divorce a vinculo matrimonii granted by.the…