# General Provisions (GGP)

## Title 4. Public Information Act

### Subtitle 3. Denials of Inspection

#### Section 4-305.1

(a) This section does not apply to a final decree in a divorce proceeding.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a custodian shall deny inspection of a record pertaining to a divorce proceeding, including:

  (1) an application for divorce;

  (2) a financial record submitted as part of a divorce proceeding;

  (3) a record of a divorce settlement; and

  (4) a custody order.

(c) A custodian shall release a record pertaining to a divorce proceeding to an applicant who:

  (1) is a person in interest;

  (2) is a lawyer representing a person in interest; or

  (3) has been authorized under a court order to inspect the record.

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