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  1. Click ‘Get Form’ to open the Maryland Divorce form in our platform's editor.
  2. Begin by filling out your personal information in Part 2, including your name, address, and date of birth. Ensure accuracy as this information is crucial for court records.
  3. In Part 3, provide your spouse's personal information. This includes their name, address, and any relevant details about their employment and education.
  4. Proceed to Part 4 to detail your marriage history. Include the place of marriage and any prior separations that may have occurred.
  5. In Part 5, list all children involved in the divorce. Provide their names, dates of birth, and current living arrangements. Address any custody agreements you may have reached.
  6. Complete Parts 6 through 12 by detailing prior marriages, income sources, monthly expenses, joint assets, and liabilities. This comprehensive overview will assist in equitable distribution during the divorce process.
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Duration of a divorce is dependent on type, complexity and parties ability to reach agreement. Can be as short as six months. In Maryland, a divorce typically takes 30 to 120 days from the time of reaching a Marital Separation Agreement for it to be finalized.
On October 1, 2023, Marylands divorce law will only permit absolute divorces. Limited divorces are no longer an option. The acceptable grounds for such a dissolution of marriage are mutual consent and irreconcilable differences between the couple or six months separation.
Legal separation is not a prerequisite for filing for divorce in Maryland. There are many grounds for divorce, including adultery, desertion, felony conviction, insanity, cruelty to a spouse or child or that you and your spouse have been separated and havent lived together for 12 months.
6-Month Separation You and your spouse have lived separate and apart, without interruption, for at least six months before filing a complaint for absolute divorce. You can still live under the same roof but must pursue separate lives. The separation can also be based on a court order, such as a protective order.
Maryland law on the legal reasons, or grounds, for divorce changed as well. This tip sheet is up to date with the law. The first step is to file documents asking the court to open a case. Use form CC-DR-020 to ask the court for an absolute divorce.

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