Maryland
MarylandMaryland The followingcapsule summary of the law in this state related to divorce maybe helpful to you. These brief statements are not meant tosubstitute for legal consultation, but rather to highlight themain issues to consider. Divorce Law GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE Grounds: dultery; desertion;insanity; conviction of crime; cruelty; voluntary separationgrounds for limited divorce. Residency: If grounds occurredoutside the state, one party must have resided in state 1 yearbefore filing. Waiting Period: Upon meetingrequirements, absolute divorce granted. No Fault: Separation (voluntary for12 months); limited divorce for cruelty, separation; desertion. Defenses: Condonation is factor butnot absolute bar. Code Section: Fam. Law 7-103 CHILD CUSTODY
Uniform Child Custody Act:1975
Joint Custody:Yes, 5-203
Grandparent Visitation:Yes, 9-102
Child's Wishes Considered:No
Code Section: Fam. 5-203 MARITAL PROPERTY
Community Property: No ANNULMENT AND PROHIBITEDMARRIAGE Grounds: Bigamy or prohibitedmarriage. Time Limitation: None listed. Legitimacy of Children: None listed. Prohibited Marriages: None listed. Code Section: Md. Rules SP P RuleS76; Md. Fam. 2-202 RESOURCES How to Get a Divorce: A Practical Guidefor Residents of the District of Columbia, Maryland and VirginiaWho Are Contemplating Divorce
Washington Book Trading Co.
4517 N. Dittmar Rd.
Arlington, VA 22207
Sandra Kalenik. 1991. 3rd edition. The Legal Rights of Women in Marriageand Divorce in Maryland
Women’s Law Center
PO Box 15090
Baltimore, MD 21208
Phone: (410)486-0942
Maryland Commission for Women. Revised by Julie Landau and JaneMurphy. 1991. Maryland Bank Commissioner's Office
501 St. Paul Pl., 13th Fl.
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410)333-6801
Free: 800-492-7521
Margie H. Muller, Commnr. Maryland Child Support EnforcementAdministration
311 W. Saratoga St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410)333-3981
Fax: (410)333-0392 Maryland Divorce and Separation Law
Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education ofLawyers, Inc.
520 W. Fayette St.
Baltimore, MD 21201-1729
Looseleaf service. Maryland Insurance Administration
501 St. Paul Pl., 7th Fl.
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410)333-6300
Free: 800-492-7521
Dwight K. Bartlett III, Commnr. Maryland State Bar Association Inc.
520 W. Fayette St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410)685-7878
Fax: (410)837-0518 Maryland State Department of Health andMental Hygiene
Division of Vital Records
4201 Patterson Ave.
PO Box 68760
Baltimore, MD 21215
Phone: (410)225-5988
Responds to public inquiries for records of births and deaths forcounties from 1898, and for Baltimore City from 1875. Marriagerecords date from June, 1951. For marriages prior to this date,contact county circuit courts. Charges $4 per copy. For allinquiries, enclose self- addressed, stamped envelope. Office of Child Support EnforcementRegional Representative (Maryland)
3535 Market St., Rm. 5220
PO Box 8436
Philadelphia, PA 19101
Phone: (215)596-1320 Self-Help Clearinghouse of GreaterWashington (southern Maryland)
Mental Health Assoc. of Northern Virginia
7630 Little River Tpke., Ste. 206
Annandale, VA 22003
Phone: (703)941-5465
Lisa Saisselin, Coord. © 1997 Flying Solo™. All rights reserved. Legal Notices
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