According to the State of Maryland Divorce Laws, to get divorced in Maryland, in a case where the grounds for divorce occurred outside of Maryland, one of the spouses must have been a resident of Maryland for at least one year before filing for divorce. In all other cases either spouse may file for divorce in Maryland. The residency requirement doubles to 2 years in cases where the grounds for divorce is insanity.
- Instructions to File For Divorce in Maryland
- Affidavit of Service by Certified Mail
- Child Custody For Shared Custody
- Child Custody For Sole Custody
- Civil Domestic Information Sheet
- Divorce Answer
- Divorce Complaint
- Financial Statement
- Joint Statement of Marital Property
- Judgment of Divorce
- Marital Settlement Agreement
Other Forms
Absolute Divorce With No Children Forms
Fill out below forms if you would like to obtain a divorce from your spouse and your case meets all the requirements for a final (absolute) divorce. (NOTE: You may use the divorce forms provided to also ask for custody, visitation, child support, alimony, use and possession of a family home or family use personal property, a marital award or to have the court make a decision about your property.)
- DRIN20
- DCIR
- CCDR20
- DR31
- DR33
Absolute Divorce With Children Forms
- DRIN20
- DCIR
- CCDR20
- DR31
- DR33
- DR34
- DR35
Limited Divorce With No Children Forms
You may want to fill out limited divorce forms if your case does not yet meet all the requirements for a final (absolute) divorce, but you would like to obtain custody, visitation, child support, alimony, or use and possession of a family home or family use personal property at this time. Includes:
- DRIN21
- DCIR
- DR21
- DR31
Limited Divorce With Children Forms
- DRIN21
- DCIR
- DR21
- DR31
- DR34
- DR35
Other Divorce Forms
Please fill below form if you would like to file a counter-complaint for absolute divorce
- DR94
We also recommend you to visit Maryland State Judicial Branch website to find out any other updates and divorce papers filing requirements. Also, all Maryland courts use the same basic set of divorce forms. But some courts have special, local legal separation forms, too. To see if you will need any special local divorce documents, contact your court clerk or your local county court’s website.