# Family Law (GFL)

## Title 4. Spouses

### Subtitle 4. Services to Families With Children

#### Section 4-401

The General Assembly declares:

(1) that it is the policy of this State to promote family stability, to preserve family unity, and to help families achieve and maintain self-reliance by:

  (i) responding to financial and family crisis through direct provision of family counseling and supportive services; and

  (ii) referral to appropriate community resources; and

(2) this State has the responsibility to provide services that prevent the kind of family dissolution and breakdown that requires protective services or out-of-home placement.

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Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)