Adultery in a Divorce in Maryland

Adultery is one of the few grounds for divorce available where a party is able to file for divorce in Maryland without a waiting period . Adultery is able to be proven through circumstantial evidence however the party who filed must prove that their spouse had the disposition to commit the act of adultery as well as the opportunity to commit the offense. The burden of proving adultery is on the party who has filed for divorce and raised adultery as their grounds for the divorce.