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Distribution Type
Equitable Distribution
Division Standard
Equitable — judge decides
Income Adjustment
Equitable

Methodology

Equitable distribution

Maryland uses a monetary-award system: rather than retitling property, the court values the marital property and may grant an equalizing monetary award under Md. Code, Fam. Law §8-205 after considering eleven statutory factors (§8-205(b)(1)-(11)) — the monetary and nonmonetary contributions of each party to the family's well-being; the value of all property interests; each party's economic circumstances; the circumstances that contributed to the estrangement of the parties; the duration of the marriage; each party's age and physical and mental condition; how and when the property was acquired, including the effort expended by each party; contributions of nonmarital property to entireties real property; any alimony or family-use award; and any other necessary or appropriate factor. There is no presumption of equal division.

Division Factors

The following factors are commonly evaluated under Maryland law:

  1. Contributions, monetary and nonmonetary, of each party to the well-being of the family (§8-205(b)(1))
  2. Value of all property interests of each party (§8-205(b)(2))
  3. Economic circumstances of each party at the time the award is to be made (§8-205(b)(3))
  4. Circumstances that contributed to the estrangement of the parties (§8-205(b)(4))
  5. Duration of the marriage (§8-205(b)(5))
  6. Age of each party (§8-205(b)(6))
  7. Physical and mental condition of each party (§8-205(b)(7))
  8. How and when specific marital property or interest in property was acquired, including the effort expended by each party in accumulating the marital property or the interest (§8-205(b)(8))
  9. Contribution by either party of nonmarital property to the acquisition of real property held by the parties as tenants by the entirety (§8-205(b)(9))
  10. Any award of alimony and any award or other provision the court has made with respect to family use personal property or the family home (§8-205(b)(10))
  11. Any other factor the court considers necessary or appropriate to arrive at a fair and equitable monetary award (§8-205(b)(11))

Statute / Authority

Citation: Md. Code, Fam. Law §8-205 ↗

Source: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gfl&section=8-205

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Maryland Property Division

Maryland follows equitable distribution through monetary awards under Md. Code, Fam. Law §8-205: the court classifies property as marital or nonmarital, values the marital property, and may order a monetary award to adjust the parties' equities after weighing the statute's eleven factors — including family contributions (monetary and nonmonetary), economic circumstances, the circumstances contributing to the estrangement, duration, age and condition, how property was acquired, and any alimony or family-home award. There is no presumption of equal division.

Citation: Md. Code, Fam. Law §8-205

Source: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gfl&section=8-205

Last updated: 2026-07-23T00:37:19.702387

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