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You can file for divorce in Maryland if you or your spouse have
resided in Maryland for at least one year prior to the filing of the
Complaint for divorce or if the grounds for divorce occurred in
Maryland.
For example, if adultery is your grounds for divorce and the adultery
occurred in Maryland, neither you nor your spouse need to be a Maryland
resident for one year prior to filing for divorce.
However, at least one spouse must be a “bona fide” resident of Maryland
when the Complaint for divorce is filed. Thereafter, either spouse may
change residences and still maintain the divorce action in Maryland.
Whether someone is a “bona fide” resident is determined by the person’s
intent, best shown by where they live and vote.
Maryland divorce actions in Montgomery County are filed in the Circuit
Court for Montgomery County, 50 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20850.
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