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<section article="gfl" article_name="Family Law" number="9-101.1" title_number="9" title_name="Child Custody and Visitation" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="In General">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “abuse” has the meaning stated in § 4-501 of this article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In a custody or visitation proceeding, the court shall consider, when deciding custody or visitation issues, evidence of abuse by a party against:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the other parent of the party’s child;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the party’s spouse; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>any child residing within the party’s household, including a child other than the child who is the subject of the custody or visitation proceeding.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>If the court finds that a party has committed abuse against the other parent of the party’s child, the party’s spouse, or any child residing within the party’s household, the court shall make arrangements for custody or visitation that best protect:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the child who is the subject of the proceeding; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the victim of the abuse.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
