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Divorce Settlement Agreement Template - Maryland
Maryland Divorce Settlement Agreement: What Is It?
A Maryland Divorce Settlement Agreement is a legal agreement written and signed during a divorce process and needs to be filed to the appropriate court.
Alternate Names:
- Maryland Marital Settlement Agreement;
- Maryland Divorce Agreement.
The main requirement of this agreement is to unambiguously state any agreements formed relating to the responsibilities of the spouses in addition to information about the method by which assets will be shared.
Important considerations that ought to be discussed and documented include:
- In the custody agreements concerning children, parents should find the best solution that ensures the child will be in priority;
- Any information concerning financial questions which include child support, providing the couple had children. Sometimes, there are also payment arrangements from one spouse to another - this is known as alimony;
- All assets (taking into account properties too) need to be delegated somehow between both parties. The method of sharing may not necessarily be on a 50/50 basis but should ensure that the decision is fair.
A Maryland Marital Settlement Agreement template can be downloaded by clicking the link below.
How to File for Divorce in Maryland?
To protect the transparency of the divorce process, both partners need to be completely honest about their assets and full income. If a judge makes the decision to uphold the agreement, both parties need to fulfill their part of the agreement.
In Maryland, this process will take a minimum of sixty days and the filing fee will total $165 if you are representing yourself. If you have an attorney representing you, the filing fee will be $20 more expensive. You should start by:
- Locating and filling in all of the necessary papers relating to your case. When they are ready, you need to file them with the Circuit Court in the local county;
- The defendant must be served a notice, detailing the start of legal proceedings and presenting them with a copy of the documents;
- The defendant has thirty days to make an official response;
- At this point, any additional documents such as the Marital Settlement Agreement must all be filled in and filed to the court before the divorce is considered implemented;
- Once the court has all documents, a final hearing date will be issued which both parties should attend. The judge will review all of the documents and then make a final decision in regards to the divorce between the two individuals.
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