How long after a divorce can you remarry in Maryland?

Answer 1

While some online rumors say that you must wait as much as 30 days after a divorce before you can get married again in Maryland, information from the state government site shows that this is not true. There is no special waiting period for getting remarried after a divorce in Maryland. You can get married as soon as you have your marriage license, which takes 48 hours to get from the time you apply for it.

Answer 2

Once the divorce is finalized and complete, immediately. One issue is that in Maryland, divorces are frequently not finalized right away except under limited circumstances. In the most common no-fault mutually agreed divorce, where both parties are willing to appear in court and agree to it, they still must live apart in separate residences (and not have sex) for 1 full year before the divorce is granted. If one party wants a divorce and the other does not or simply cannot be found or reached, this is extended to 2 years. During this period, the couple are legally still married, and cannot marry anyone else.

Circumstances where this mandatory separation is not necessary are:

-Adultery, but the jilted spouse must prove in court that it happened, which includes a third party witness of some kind, or paternity testing of a child that shows one spouse did something extra-maritally.

-Cruelty/abuse, also must be proved

-One spouse has been convicted and sent to jail, but the sentence must be 3 or more years, and they must have served 12 months of it before a divorce will be granted.

-Insanity. This is extremely rare, as the spouse must be so insane they they are committed to a mental hospital for 3+ years, and two doctors must testify that it is incurable.

Answer 3

Maryland has no waiting period to remarry after a divorce. However, there is a forty eight hour waiting period for a marriage license.

Answer 4

About one minute. Once you are deemed "single" in the courtroom, as soon as the gavel hits the bench, you are legally entitled to remarry.

Answer 5

Once a divorce is legally finalized, immediately.

There are no restrictions against remarriage following a divorce decree absolute in Maryland.

Answer 6

Maryland doesn't have a waiting period. Once the divorce is final you're free to remarry.