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Divorce, also called absolute divorce, is when a court legally ends your marriage. The court will enter an order, called a ?divorce decree? or ?decree.? The order can also settle issues including: alimony (spousal support) how to divide your marital property.

You cannot use your own adultery as a reason to get divorced, only the adultery of your spouse. However, the person your spouse has been unfaithful with does not have to be married for it to be adultery.

The Judge may or may not choose to consider the adultery when determining alimony, but the judge can't say that your spouse is barred or prohibited from seeking alimony because of adulterous behavior, nor can he or she say that you ought to get alimony if your spouse committed adultery.

Unlike in a few other states, in Maryland, you cannot petition the court for a legal separation. Instead, when a couple decides to separate prior to divorce, they may decide to enter into a Marital Separation Agreement or ?MSA?, also known as a separation agreement.

Adultery is a misdemeanor offense punishable by a $10 fine; however, prosecutions for adultery are rare. Maryland law does not provide an exact definition for adultery. Generally, adultery is defined as voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person other than that person's husband or wife.

If you file for divorce in Maryland based on your spouse's adultery, you'll need to prove that claim. Circumstantial evidence, such as hotel receipts, phone records, emails, texts, and photos may be sufficient. In other words, you don't need to provide evidence of the actual sexual encounters.