Power of court to enforce or modify provisions

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    (a)    (1)    The court may enforce by power of contempt the provisions of a deed, agreement, or settlement that are merged into a divorce decree.

        (2)    The court may enforce by power of contempt or as an independent contract not superseded by the divorce decree the provisions of a deed, agreement, or settlement that contain language that the deed, agreement, or settlement is incorporated but not merged into a divorce decree.

    (b)    The court may modify any provision of a deed, agreement, or settlement that is:

        (1)    incorporated, whether or not merged, into a divorce decree; and

        (2)    subject to modification under § 8-103 of this subtitle.


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