{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-5-1401","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Family Law § 5–1401","heading":"","body":"(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(b) “Nonconsensual sexual conduct” means an act committed by a respondent against the other parent that is prohibited under:\n(1) § 3–303 or § 3–304(a)(1) or (2) of the Criminal Law Article; or\n(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.\n(c) “Respondent” means the parent against whom an action for termination of parental rights is filed under this subtitle.","path":["Article - Family Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gfl\u0026section=5-1401","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:17Z","sha256":"d9b61ee652b6e777ad6e0fe7764d1c40fdd0fd81fb9f1246458e4adf52485665","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-5-1312","next":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-5-1402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}