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In Maryland, both marriage and divorce are taken very seriously by Maryland law and Maryland's judiciary. Under Maryland law, "marriage" is a civil contract between two people. It is not treated as a "sacrament" by law. A "divorce", on the other hand, is a legal, court-approved, court-ordered, final and permanent ending of the marriage(i.e., the contract).
"Annulment" is not the same as divorce in Maryland. An "annulment" differs conceptually from a divorce in Maryland in that a "divorce" terminates a legal status, whereas an "annulment" establishes that a marriage(marital status) never existed between the two persons.
There are no more than two types of divorce in Maryland (in reality there are one and one-half "divorces") : (1) the 1/2 "divorce" is the so-called "limited divorce" which, in reality, is the equivalent of a court-approved and court-ordered "legal separation" , and not a real divorce; and (2)the real divorce is called an "absolute divorce', which finally and permanently ends, dissolves and terminates the marriage by court order or court decree.
In order to obtain either an annulment, a limited divorce, or an absolute divorce, adherence to Maryland's statutory requirements of grounds(reasons), residency, and other mandates must be strictly maintained.
[ see, Maryland Code, Family Law, Title 7 ]
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