{"id":407,"date":"2017-12-15T11:37:27","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T11:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.wordpress.com\/?p=407"},"modified":"2018-09-27T06:09:40","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T06:09:40","slug":"familyfriday-grounds-for-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/familyfriday-grounds-for-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"#FamilyFriday: Grounds for Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are a number of ways to obtain a <a href=\"http:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/familyfriday-what-changes-in-maryland-family-law-can-we-expect-to-see-in-2018\/\">divorce in Maryland<\/a>.\u00a0 On this week\u2019s #FamilyFriday article, the attorneys of ERA Law Group, LLC discuss the ways to obtain a divorce in Maryland.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are two types of grounds for divorce:\u00a0 grounds based on a fault and no fault.\u00a0 Grounds based on fault may permit a party to obtain an absolute divorce within 12-months and could serve as a factor considered by the Court in determining alimony or a marital award.\u00a0 There are two no-fault grounds for <a href=\"http:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/familyfriday-im-getting-divorced-what-happens-in-court\/\">divorce<\/a>.\u00a0 The most common is a <u>12-month separation<\/u> which means that the parties have lived separate and apart without resuming cohabitation for at least a period of 12-months. \u00a0The second no-fault ground is a divorce by <u>mutual consent<\/u> which requires the parties not have children and resolve all their property issues.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you believe your spouse is responsible for the divorce, you may want to consider some grounds based on fault.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><u>Adultery<\/u>:\u00a0 your spouse has cheated on you.<\/li>\n<li><u>Desertion<\/u>: your spouse has left the marital home (called \u201cactual desertion\u201d) or you were justified in leaving the marital home (called \u201cconstructive desertion\u201d), the desertion is deliberate and final, and 12-months have passed.<\/li>\n<li>If your spouse was <u>convicted of a felony or misdemeanor<\/u>, has been sentenced to serve at least three (3) years or an indeterminate sentence, and has served at least 12 months of that sentence.<\/li>\n<li><u>Insanity<\/u>: If your spouse has been confined to a mental institution or hospital for at least 3 years prior to <a href=\"http:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/familyfriday-fast-track-to-divorce\/\">filing for divorce<\/a> and at least 2 physicians testify at trial that the insanity is incurable and there is no hope of recovery.<\/li>\n<li><u>Cruelty of treatment<\/u> involves either physical or verbal abuse where the spouses conduct endangers the life or health of their spouse or minor child(ren) which makes living together unsafe.<\/li>\n<li><u>Excessively vicious conduct<\/u> involves a pattern of serious domestic violence or some other severe physical or emotional action.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are separated and need assistance, call the <a href=\"http:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/attorneys\/\">attorneys<\/a> at ERA Law Group, LLC today at (410) 919-1790!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a number of ways to obtain a divorce in 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