Useful Links for Divorce in Maryland State
1. Maryland Judicial System & Circuit Courts
Maryland Judiciary Home (Main portal for the state's court system) Circuit Court Directory (Find address and contact for your county’s court) Baltimore City Circuit Court (Most active urban family court) Montgomery County Circuit Court (Family Department in Rockville) Prince George’s County Circuit Court (Upper Marlboro filing information) MDEC (Maryland Electronic Courts) (Mandatory electronic filing portal)
2. Specialized Family Law Resources
Family Law Self-Help Centers (Free walk-in legal help locations) Maryland Court Help Center (Remote) (Chat or call with a lawyer for free) Magistrates in Family Cases (Role of court officers who hear testimony) Parenting Coordination (Court-ordered mediation for custody disputes)
3. Judicial Administration & Filing Resources
Maryland Divorce Forms Library (Central repository for CC-DR forms) CC-DR-020: Complaint for Absolute Divorce (Primary form to start the process) CC-DR-031: Financial Statement (General) (Mandatory income/expense disclosure form) CC-DR-116: Settlement Agreement (Template for Mutual Consent divorces) Civil Filing Fee Schedule (Current costs for filing divorce cases) CC-DC-092: Request for Waiver of Fees (Prepayment of Costs waiver) CaseSearch (Track the status of your Maryland court case)
4. Child Support & Parenting
Maryland Child Support Administration (CSA) (State enforcement and tracking agency) Online Child Support Estimator (Official calculator based on guidelines) Maryland Parenting Plan Tool (Template for parties with minor children) Child Support Guidelines (Tables) (Income-based charts used by the court)
5. Legal Aid & Community Resources
Maryland Legal Aid (MLA) (Free civil legal services for low-income residents) Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS) (Connects pro se litigants with pro bono attorneys) Maryland State Bar Association (Lawyer referral and legal resources)
6. Vital Records & Identity
Maryland Division of Vital Records (Order certified divorce verifications) MVA Name Change Procedure (Update Maryland driver’s license post-decree) Social Security Administration (Federal name change procedures) Maryland Safe at Home Program (Confidential address services for survivors) State Law Library (Access to Maryland codes and statutes)