{"id":1675,"date":"2020-02-12T21:04:08","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T21:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fdfamilylaw.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=1675"},"modified":"2023-04-26T14:25:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T14:25:52","slug":"grounds-for-divorce-in-maryland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fdfamilylaw.com\/grounds-for-divorce-in-maryland\/","title":{"rendered":"Grounds for Divorce in Maryland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maryland has two kinds of divorce: limited and absolute. Only an absolute <a href=\"\/practice-areas\/divorce\/\">divorce<\/a> dissolves the marriage. A limited divorce can be thought of more as a legally sanctioned separation. The most common grounds for absolute divorce in Maryland are: one-year separation; mutual consent divorce; adultery; constructive desertion; and cruelty of treatment and excessively vicious conduct.<\/p>\n<h2>Mutual-Consent Divorce<\/h2>\n<p>An absolute divorce by mutual consent is available to parties who have a written agreement and no minor children. No waiting period or separation period is necessary for filing but both parties need to be present at the divorce hearing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maryland has two kinds of divorce: limited and absolute. Only an absolute divorce dissolves the marriage. A limited divorce can be thought of more as a legally sanctioned separation. The most common grounds for absolute divorce in Maryland are: one-year separation; mutual consent divorce; adultery; constructive desertion; and cruelty of treatment and excessively vicious conduct. 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