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Maryland divorce form
Download the Maryland no-fault complaint for absolute divorce packet for an uncontested divorce with minor children. Instant secure access with the packet documents listed below.
Use this packet only if there is a minor or dependent child and both spouses agree on custody, support, and property. The cover walks the residency rule, the mutual-consent requirements, and the child support worksheet.
A filing packet built around the Complaint for Absolute Divorce used to open an uncontested no-fault case in Maryland.
Everything needed to open an uncontested no-fault divorce in Maryland: the complaint for absolute divorce plus the supporting filing documents listed below.
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The packet materials walk through filing, service or waiver, and the support documents a children case requires.
Use this packet only if there is a minor or dependent child and both spouses agree on custody, support, and property. The cover walks the residency rule, the mutual-consent requirements, and the child support worksheet.
This packet includes 1 document in print-ready PDF format. Use the PDF files for print-ready review and signature preparation.
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This packet opens an uncontested no-fault divorce in Maryland, where both spouses agree on the terms.
Maryland is a one-spouse complaint state with a true no-separation mutual-consent ground. Cases with minor children add the official child support worksheets (CC-DR-034/035) and the Maryland Parenting Plan Tool (CC-DR-109). Custody and support terms remain subject to the court's best-interests review. The FAQ below covers the details.
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COMPLAINT FOR ABSOLUTE DIVORCE (CC-DR-020, Rev. 08/2024). The official Maryland Judiciary form that opens an absolute divorce involving minor children — the agreed path checks the mutual-consent ground (Fam. Law § 7-103(a)(3)); the same form carries the six-month-separation and irreconcilable-differences grounds.
Caption: Plaintiff v. Defendant, in the Circuit Court for a Maryland county or Baltimore City, with the children of the marriage recorded.
Residency: current Maryland residence if the ground occurred in Maryland; otherwise six months (Fam. Law § 7-101).
The full packet also includes both Financial Statements (CC-DR-030 guidelines / CC-DR-031 general), Child Support Worksheets A and B (CC-DR-034/035), and the Maryland Parenting Plan Tool with instructions (CC-DR-109/CC-DRIN-109) — official Maryland Judiciary forms with a PublicLegal cover. Mutual consent also requires the signed official settlement agreement (CC-DR-116) with a completed worksheet attached, sold separately.
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The 1 packet documents listed on this page are included, delivered in PDF format. The packet centers on the Complaint for Absolute Divorce that opens an uncontested no-fault case, plus the supporting filing documents and reference materials shown above.
If the ground for divorce occurred in Maryland, one spouse need only be a current Maryland resident when filing. If the ground occurred outside Maryland, at least one spouse must have lived in Maryland for six months before filing (Fam. Law § 7-101). File in the Circuit Court for a county or Baltimore City. Confirm local filing practice with the clerk.
The agreed path is mutual consent (Fam. Law § 7-103(a)(3)): both spouses sign the official written settlement agreement (CC-DR-116) resolving alimony, property, and any children issues, and neither asks the court to set it aside before the hearing. The official CC-DR-020 complaint also carries the six-month-separation and irreconcilable-differences grounds. If your spouse will not agree, this is not your packet.
Cases with minor children use the same mutual-consent path, and the agreement must resolve the care, custody, access, and support of the children with a completed child support guidelines worksheet attached (CC-DR-034 or CC-DR-035). The court must be satisfied the children terms serve their best interests. You are not divorced until the court issues the Judgment of Absolute Divorce. Court schedules vary by county.
No. This packet is the agreed path for spouses who settle every issue in the signed written agreement. If your spouse will not sign, consult a Maryland attorney about the six-month-separation or irreconcilable-differences grounds on the same official complaint.
No. ILRG provides self-help legal forms and information, not legal advice. Consult a Maryland attorney if you have significant property, retirement accounts, business interests, safety concerns, or any disagreement about terms.