Adultery in a Maryland divorce

Adultery is one of the few grounds in the state of Maryland that will allow you to file a complaint for absolute divorce without waiting the one-year period of separation required by many of the other grounds for divorce that are available to you. I received many telephone calls every day from people asking if the e-mails and telephone messages between the offending spouse and the paramore are sufficient evidence of adultery. In order to prove adultery in the state of Maryland you must prove the offending spouse and the paramore have a disposition to commit the adultery and an opportunity to commit the offense. So yes the e-mails and text messages and the phone messages are important evidence. However proof of adultery is typically circumstantial evidence. In a divorce in Maryland adultery is required to be proven by a preponderance of the evidence. Opportunity requires some evidence that the offending spouse has been alone with the paramore that is enough to prove opportunity. If you have questions regarding divorce in Maryland please feel free to call me. I will answer your questions for you right over the phone. 1-888-760-7339