Plaintiff
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City, State, Zip
Defendant
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CIRCUIT COURT FOR , MARYLAND
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Located at Case No.
MARITAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
(Family Law Art., § 7-103(a)(8))
MDEC counties only: If this submission contains Restricted Information (confidential by statute, rule
or court order) you must file a Notice Regarding Restricted Information Pursuant to Rule 20-201.1
(form MDJ-008) with this submission
, and check the Restricted Information box on this form.
NOTE: Use this form if you want a divorce and you and your spouse agree on how to settle all matters
between you. Consider hiring a lawyer, especially if your spouse has a lawyer, you own a business, or there
are financial obligations related to a piece of property. If either spouse has retirement benefits, a lawyer can
help draft a special court order used to distribute those benefits. This agreement is a contract and you
may be giving up important rights by signing it. Visit mdcourts.gov/divorce
.
We, and , were married on
in .
We agree to divorce and have resolved all marital issues as follows:
1. Alimony (check all that apply):
Neither spouse is seeking alimony/spousal support. (skip to 2)
We have reached an agreement on alimony/spousal support as follows:
agrees to pay
$ per month beginning as alimony.
We also agree that (check one):
alimony/spousal support is limited to a time period of .
alimony is to continue for an unlimited number of years.
We agree that alimony ends does not end if the alimony recipient
remarries or either party dies.
We agree that the court can cannot change alimony if there is a material change
in circumstances.
We understand that the court may modify terms regarding alimony unless we
indicate above that the terms cannot be modified.
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vs.
Plaintiff’s name
City/State/Country where married
Date of marriage
Mark this box if this form contains Restricted Information.
Name of spouse
Name of spouse
Month
Amount
Case No.
2. Marital Property
NOTE: How property is defined is important in divorce cases. Marital property includes all assets
acquired during the marriage (including any separation) regardless of how it is titled or who paid for
it. It does not include property acquired by inheritance or gift from a third party, property acquired
before your marriage, property excluded by a valid agreement, or property directly traceable to any
of these sources. Division of real estate, business, and retirement assets such as pensions can get
complicated. There is no court form for dividing or dealing with these types of assets, survivor
annuities, or death benefits. Consider speaking to a lawyer. Visit mdcourts.gov/divorce
to see a
video How the Court Divides Jointly-Owned Property.
Che
ck one:
We have not acquired any marital property.
We distributed our marital property to our satisfaction.
We have agreed on how to distribute our marital property as follows: (Explain how all
marital property will be distributed. Attach additional sheets if needed.)
W
e understand and accept that the terms in this agreement regarding marital
property are final and can never be changed by a court.
3. Cus
tody and Child Support (Check all that apply):
We have no children under the age of 18 together.
We have a child or children under the age of 18 together. See attached Parenting Plan (a
custody agreement we believe is in the best interest of our child(ren)), a Child Support
Guidelines Worksheet and/or an Order for Child Support.
We have an adult child or children together who is/are not able to support themselves
due to a disability. See attached plan for their care and support.
We understand that terms regarding our children may be modified.
4. We un
derstand and accept that the terms in this agreement regarding marital property are final and
can never be changed by a court. We understand that terms regarding our children may be modified.
We understand that terms regarding alimony may be modified unless we say that they may not.
5. We req
uest that this agreement be incorporated, but not merged, into a Judgment of Absolute
Divorce. This means our agreement will become part of our final divorce order.
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N
OTE: You have the right to consult with a lawyer to review this document before you sign it. If you
choose not to, that will NOT be a reason to invalidate this agreement.
We understand all parts of this agreement and enter into it freely and voluntarily. This agreement represents
a fair resolution of all issues in our marriage.
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