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The Maryland legislature had jurisdiction over divorce proceedings until prohibited by the Maryland Constitution of 1851. An 1842 law gave divorce authority to the chancery court and the county courts. During the colonial years in Maryland divorce was not commonly granted. Some early divorce records have been published in: | The Maryland legislature had jurisdiction over divorce proceedings until prohibited by the Maryland Constitution of 1851. An 1842 law gave divorce authority to the chancery court and the county courts. During the colonial years in Maryland divorce was not commonly granted. Some early divorce records have been published in: | ||
Meyer, Mary K. ''Divorces and Names Changed in Maryland: By Act of the Legislature, 1634-1867.'' Mt. Airy, Maryland: Pipe Creek Publications, Inc. 1991. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=975.2+V28m 975.2 V28m] (1634-1854) and Family History Library | Meyer, Mary K. ''Divorces and Names Changed in Maryland: By Act of the Legislature, 1634-1867.'' Mt. Airy, Maryland: Pipe Creek Publications, Inc. 1991. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=975.2+V28m 975.2 V28m] (1634-1854) and Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=582972&disp=Divorces+and+names+changed+in+Maryland%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 975.2 V2ma] (1684-1867)). | ||
Since 1853, divorce records have been kept by the clerk of the circuit court in the county where the divorce was granted. Baltimore records are kept by the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Baltimore City. Many records from Baltimore City and metropolitan counties have been transferred to the Maryland State Archives. | Since 1853, divorce records have been kept by the clerk of the circuit court in the county where the divorce was granted. Baltimore records are kept by the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Baltimore City. Many records from Baltimore City and metropolitan counties have been transferred to the Maryland State Archives. | ||