Filing for Divorce in Maryland

In Maryland you can be granted a Limited Divorce and/or an Absolute Divorce. A Limited Divorce is used to obtain the temporary relief sometimes needed immediately after separation. For example your spouse has left the home and is not paying toward rent, food, alimony, child support, etc., and you need money now. You can file for a limited divorce and you do not have to wait for the normal one year separation. You can file immediately. An Absolute divorce in Maryland requires that you stay separate and apart from your spouse for one year before you can file the complaint for absolute divorce. The only exceptions are if your spouse is committing adultery or treating you with excessively vicious conduct. The absolute divorce is the final divorce and addresses all the issues of the marriage, including, custody, visitation, child support, use and possession, alimony, equitable distribution of marital property and counsel fees. The initial steps to filing a divorce in Maryland are as follows: Initial pleadings, Information Sheet, Financial Statement and filing fee are filed with the court. The Initial pleading (complaint) will be outlining your grounds and prayer for relief. The Court issues a summons and returns the pleading back to you for service. You locate and serve your spouse (or you can pay and let the sheriff serve your spouse) with the pleading. Depending upon where your spouse is served (in state/out of state) they have 30 days to file an answer. If you have questions on these or any other issues regarding divorce in Maryland, please feel free to call me. I will discuss your case over the phone, at no cost to you. 1-88-760-733. If you prefer visit my web page http://www.divorceinmaryland.net/