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Maryland Family Law on Domestic Violence<\/h1>\n
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Many of us may have a narrow definition of domestic violence as a physical altercation between spouses. However, domestic violence<\/a> or "abuse" is defined more broadly by Maryland law as the occurrence of one or more of the following acts between \u201cfamily or household members\u201d:<\/p>\r\n