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Maryland divorce form
Download the Maryland no-fault complaint for absolute divorce packet for an uncontested divorce without minor children. Instant secure access with the packet documents listed below.
Use this packet only if there is no minor or dependent child and both spouses agree on every term. The cover walks the residency rule and the mutual-consent requirements.
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 included checklist walks through residency, filing, service or waiver, and finalizing your decree.
Use this packet only if there is no minor or dependent child and both spouses agree on every term. The cover walks the residency rule and the mutual-consent requirements.
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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About this form
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. The kit is the official Maryland Judiciary form set: case information report, complaint featuring mutual consent (Fam. Law § 7-103(a)(3)), answer, service and hearing companions, financial statement, and joint property statement. The settlement product is the official statewide Marital Settlement Agreement (CC-DR-116), and no separate decree product exists - the court issues the decree at the hearing. 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 in the Circuit Court — 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.
Residency: current Maryland residence if the ground occurred in Maryland; otherwise six months (Fam. Law § 7-101).
The full packet also includes the CC-DRIN-A instructions, the Civil Domestic Case Information Report (CC-DCM-001), the Answer (CC-DR-050), the default/service/hearing companions (CC-DR-054/055/056/059), the general Financial Statement (CC-DR-031), the Joint Property Statement (CC-DR-033), and the name-restoration motion (CC-DR-097) — official Maryland Judiciary forms with a PublicLegal cover. Mutual consent also requires the signed official settlement agreement (CC-DR-116), 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.
There is no statutory waiting period for a mutual-consent divorce. The court decides the case at a hearing that at least one spouse attends, unless the court directs another procedure; the court, not either spouse, issues the Judgment of Absolute Divorce and may merge or incorporate the agreement (§ 7-103(e)). Some counties ask the moving party to submit a proposed judgment; check local practice. The Division of Vital Records Report of Absolute Divorce (from the clerk) is due before the end of the hearing. 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.